[postgis-users] Problem with shp2pgsql - charachter encoding

[Mark Cave-Ayland]

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> From: postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net
[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Steven
De Vriendt
> Sent: 18 May 2006 16:37
> To: postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net
> Subject: [postgis-users] Problem with shp2pgsql - charachter encoding
>
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> Can someone help me with a few steps ?
>
> 1) where's the location of the makefile.config - file ? I'm using Postgres
8.1.3 with 
> postgis on windows xp and can't find it...
> 2) I suppose libiconv is an app to convert between ansi and utf ?
> 3) I suppose I have to use the shp2pgsql command with the W-flag ? but how
do I specify > the -W flag ?
>
> Thanks for your help !


Hi Steven,

Are you using the version of PostGIS which comes with the PostgreSQL 8.1.3
Win32 installer? If you are able to upgrade your database to PostGIS 1.1.2,
the latest Win32 installer at http://www.webbased.co.uk/mca/ contains
shp2pgsql.exe compiled with libiconv support to enable the -W switch. More
information about the upgrade process can be found at
http://postgis.refractions.net/docs/ch02.html#upgrading.


Kind regards,

Mark.

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