converting/ making shapefiles

[kenboss]

There is readily available C code just waiting to be hacked to suit your 
purposes in your mapserver distribution.  Have a look in the "shapelib" 
subdirectory - shpdump.c and dbfdump.c can be used together to go from shape to 
CSV, while shpcreate.c and dbfcreate.c can be employed in the other direction.

--Ken

> Peter,

> 
> Since the shapefile format is available, you might be better off writing
> some C or VB or ?? to achieve what you are after.  Perhaps someone has
> already done this?
> 

> 
> Cheers,
> Jim
> 
> "Peter H.M. Jacobs" wrote:
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > has anyone heard of a tool to convert shapefiles into comma separated value
> > files and visa versa
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Peter Jacobs