[mapserver-users] TIGER OGR on Windows doesn't work with backslash in paths

[Martin, Daniel]

After struggling with using TIGER line data through OGR within the Windows
binary version 3.6, I finally figured out something that is probably worth
getting into the mailing archives - just in case someone else is searching
for the solution.
 
On Windows, paths in .map files can happily use the \ backslash, including
the paths of other OGR types such as MapInfo TAB.  However, OGR for TIGER
line doesn't work unless you use strictly / foreslashes in your paths.  Pure
trial and error landed me with that conclusion.  Perhaps it is a bug, or
perhaps it is by design.  Either way it's the way it is.
 
Although, as the documentation warns, TIGER data is so terribly slow it's
nearly useless.  Speaking of which, if anyone knows a good converter for
TIGER to MapInfo that supports the 2000 Census data, please let me know.
Even if it doesn't support the extra year 2000 files, it may work for my
needs.
 
Thanks,
Dan Martin
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