[postgis-users] Postgis Import Problems

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Stefan Schwarzer wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I try to use the shp2pgsql tool but whatever I do, it's just the help 
> which appears, like this:
> 
> shp2pgsql -s 4326 -I -D 
> /Users/schwarzer/Downloads/2008-04-10/temp/aquacult_prod_marine080410140926.shp 
> gis.countries > Temp/countries.sql
> RCSID: $Id: shp2pgsql.c 2667 2007-07-23 16:29:40Z mleslie $ RELEASE: 1.3.1
> USAGE: shp2pgsql [<options>] <shapefile> [<schema>.]<table>
> OPTIONS:
> ...
> 
> 
> Why would that be? Any idea? Thanks for any hints,

I think you are missing a required option:

-a  append data to an existing table
-c  create a new table and load the data into it
-p  create a new table but do not load the data (later use -a to load)

-Stephen Woodbridge
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