[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #3660: Cannot import shapefile due to encoding problem

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#3660: Cannot import shapefile due to encoding problem
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  Reporter:  miguelluaces  |      Owner:  strk
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  blocker       |  Milestone:  PostGIS 2.3.1
 Component:  liblwgeom     |    Version:  2.3.x
Resolution:  invalid       |   Keywords:  shp2pgsql
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Changes (by robe):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 As the note says, try LATIN1.

 This works fine for me with:


 {{{
 shp2pgsql.exe -W LATIN1 establecimiento.shp
 }}}

 I can't see why UTF8 would ever work with this file in 2.1.7

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