[gdal-dev] Problem with ogrinfo and KML files

[massimo costantini]

Problem solved, thank for your answers.
there was an error in linking the expat library.

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Chaitanya kumar CH
<chaitanya.ch at gmail.com> wrote:
> Massimo,
>
> Check if your configure script recognised the expat library.
> This is what I got for "ogrinfo -al -so a.kml":
> Had to open data source read-only.
> INFO: Open of `a.kml'
>       using driver `KML' successful.
>
> Layer name: Paths
> Geometry: 3D Line String
> Feature Count: 1
> Extent: (-112.265697, 36.079550) - (-112.254928, 36.086496)
> Layer SRS WKT:
> GEOGCS["WGS 84",
>     DATUM["WGS_1984",
>         SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
>             AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
>         TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],
>         AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],
>     PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
>         AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
>     UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
>         AUTHORITY["EPSG","9108"]],
>     AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]]
> Name: String (0.0)
> Description: String (0.0)
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:15 PM, massimo costantini
> <massimo.costantini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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>
>
>
>>
>>      </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
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> gdal-dev mailing list
>> >> gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org
>> >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev
>> >
>> >
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Chaitanya kumar CH.
> /tʃaɪθənjə/ /kʊmɑr/
> +91-9494447584
> 17.2416N 80.1426E
>