[postgis-users] pgsql2shp cuts varchar fields

[Obe, Regina]

Not absolutely sure, but I think its a limit in the spec.  I think fields > 254 are considered to be memo fields in the dbf world and so would be put in a .dbt.
Its been a while since I've done any DBase or Foxpro programming so my memory could be wrong.
 
I've never actually seen .dbt files included with ESRI shape files, so I assume ESRI discarded that side of the spec.  If its allowed, then we probably should implement it.
 
Hope that helps,
Regina
 
 

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From: postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net [mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Gustavo Ces
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:53 AM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
Subject: [postgis-users] pgsql2shp cuts varchar fields


Hi all,
 
    maybe this is an old issue... I´m trying to export to shapefile some geometries, but in the result shapefile varchar fields greater than 255 are cutted at this point. I´ve got alternatives but i´d like to know : is there any method to export those fields directly with pgsql2shp or is it a shapefile-format or pgsql2shp limit?
    Thanks in advance,
 
 
Gus


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