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Hi OGRers,<br>
(Would that be pronounced "ogres" ? :-) )<br>
<br>
I need to create <u>a lot</u> of blank SHP files with schemas that
I currently have in CSV files.<br>
<br>
(For me) the easiest way is to create a script that reads the CSV
files and generates empty (geometry wise) Mapinfo MID-MIF filesets.<br>
I then use ogr2ogr to batch convert these into empty shapefiles that
have the correct attribute schema.<br>
<br>
But!<br>
<br>
In the MIF file I can say "character 36", or Decimal 6,0 or Real.<br>
Can I get any reassurance that the resulting DBF file will contain
the 36 char length character field?<br>
If I look at the table schema in QGIS, I do not know how wide the
attribute field is.<br>
<br>
Likewise for integer and real data types, I need to also nail down
the field widths.<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance,<br>
Zoltan<br>
<br>
<br>
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Zoltan Szecsei PrGISc [PGP0031]
Geograph (Pty) Ltd.
GIS and Photogrammetric Service
P.O. Box 7, Muizenberg 7950, South Africa.
Mobile: +27-83-6004028
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