What's wrong?

[Daniel Morissette]

aborruso at spaziogis.it wrote:
> 
> I am able to create  .shp file and .shx file, but not dbf. When I try to
> open this shapefile I have an error messagge.
> This is my code:
> 
> $newshapefile=ms_newShapefileObj("try",MS_SHP_ARC);
> $newline=ms_newLineObj();
> $newline->addXY(2420000,4200000);
> $newline->addXY(2440000,4230000);
> $newline->addXY(2460000,4245000);
> $newline->addXY(2480000,4260000);
> $newshape=ms_newShapeObj(MS_SHP_ARC);
> $newshape->add($newline);
> $newshapefile->addShape($newshape);
> $newshapefile->free();
> 
> What's wrong?
> 

The shapeFileObj takes care only of the .SHP/.SHX files.  You are
responsible of creating the DBF file and adding the records to it.  
See mapserver/mapscript/php3/test_writeshape.phtml in the MapServer
source distribution for an example.

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