[mapserver-users] Is MapServer compatible with tab files?

[Daniel Morissette]

Steve Simpson wrote:
> 
> In searching in the docs and the list archives, I'm
> pretty sure I have my answer.  I assume that MapServer
> does not work with MapInfo's tab files and that they
> would have to be converted to shapefiles first?  Is
> that correct?  Thanks.
> 

Hi Steve, 

As Steve (Lime) wrote, you can use TAB files directly if you compile
with OGR.

See the OGR HOWTO for all the details, the section titled "Sample Sites
Using OGR/Mapserver" also contains links to some OGR demos on our
website (where you can look at the mapfile, etc.)
  http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc/ogr-howto.html

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