[gdal-dev] Problem with ogrinfo and KML files

[massimo costantini]

KML is in the list of supported formats.

the error is:
Unable to open datasource `comuni2001.kml' with the following drivers.
...
-> KML
...

i tryed on this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">
  <Document>
    <name>Paths</name>
    <description>Examples of paths. Note that the tessellate tag is by default
      set to 0. If you want to create tessellated lines, they must be authored
      (or edited) directly in KML.</description>
    <Style id="yellowLineGreenPoly">
      <LineStyle>
        <color>7f00ffff</color>
        <width>4</width>
      </LineStyle>
      <PolyStyle>
        <color>7f00ff00</color>
      </PolyStyle>
    </Style>
    <Placemark>
      <name>Absolute Extruded</name>
      <description>Transparent green wall with yellow outlines</description>
      <styleUrl>#yellowLineGreenPoly</styleUrl>
      <LineString>
        <extrude>1</extrude>
        <tessellate>1</tessellate>
        <altitudeMode>absolute</altitudeMode>
        <coordinates> -112.2550785337791,36.07954952145647,2357
          -112.2549277039738,36.08117083492122,2357
          -112.2552505069063,36.08260761307279,2357
          -112.2564540158376,36.08395660588506,2357
          -112.2580238976449,36.08511401044813,2357
          -112.2595218489022,36.08584355239394,2357
          -112.2608216347552,36.08612634548589,2357
          -112.262073428656,36.08626019085147,2357
          -112.2633204928495,36.08621519860091,2357
          -112.2644963846444,36.08627897945274,2357
          -112.2656969554589,36.08649599090644,2357
        </coordinates>
      </LineString>
    </Placemark>
  </Document>
</kml>

and on a KML file created by ogr2ogr from a shape file

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Chaitanya kumar CH
<chaitanya.ch at gmail.com> wrote:
> Massimo,
>
> Do you see KML in the list of formats shown when you run the command
> "ogrinfo --formats"?
> What was the error message you got? Can you provide a sample file?
>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:54 PM, massimo costantini
> <massimo.costantini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I've try to analize KML files with ogrinfo but it seems to not
>> recognize the format. Gdal is compiled with expat support.
>> Someone can tell me the reason and the solution for this problem?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Massimo Costantini
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