[mapguide-users] SDF Question

[Traian Stanev]

Yes it's open, I meant to say "native", not "proprietary".

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From: Jason Birch [mailto:Jason.Birch at nanaimo.ca] 
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:18 PM
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] SDF Question


Did you say proprietary?  Is the SDF format itself not open?
 
Jason

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From: Traian Stanev [mailto:traian.stanev at autodesk.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 13:17
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] SDF Question


SDF is the MapGuide proprietary spatial data format.
If you choose to convert SHP to SDF, both the SHP and DBF will be
combined into the resulting SDF file. In general, the data is the same,
but you can expect better performance with SDF. So far there is no
simple tool that lets you view the data in the same way that Excel
allows you to view DBF files for example. 
 
Traian

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From: Randy Glen Johnson [mailto:rjohnson at maintenanceconnection.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:06 PM
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapguide-users] SDF Question



I have some questions regarding SDF files...

 

My source data is .SHP files with dbf data files

 

Using Autodesk's MapGuide Studio Preview, I loaded my shape files.  It
appears that sdf files were created from wither the shape files or the
dbf files.  I am not sure which it used since I cant see the data.
Somewhere I found an option to create a sdf file but I am not familiar
with sdf files.  What tool do I use to look at data in a sdf file?
Looking on the web only indicated that sql-ce uses that datatype...  I
don't have sql-ce...  any information and suggestions would be greatly
appreciated.

 

Best Regards,

 

Randy Glen Johnson

Programmer Analyst

Maintenance Connection, Inc.

1-888-567-3434 ext 800

http://www.maintenanceconnection.com
<http://www.maintenanceconnection.com/> 

 

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