[mapserver-users] shp and associate files

[Thorsten Fischer]

Ben-Nes,

> Doest it mean that if there are 90 elements in the .shp file there must be
> 90 rows in .dbf file ?
> and the row 45 in the .dbf file must be the row that describe the element
> which is in the 45 location in the .shp file ?

Yes.

Whether it is a problem if you have more rows in the .dbf file than
shapes in the .shp ... should be a matter of implementation. I don't
know (meaning: i do not bother to have a look) what mapserver (libshp)
would do in this case.


thorsten

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thorsten fischer

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