[postgis-users] shp2pgsql: not accepting the command?

[Mark Cave-Ayland]

On Friday 22 February 2008 11:23:35 Stefan Schwarzer wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I wonder what is going wrong... I type the shp2pgsql command, but
> there is always the help than popping up, nothing is been done:
>
> 	shp2pgsql -s 4326 countries gis.countries > countries.sql
> 	RCSID: $Id: shp2pgsql.c 2667 2007-07-23 16:29:40Z mleslie $ RELEASE:
> 1.3.1
> 	USAGE: shp2pgsql [<options>] <shapefile> [<schema>.]<table>
> 	....
>
> What is wrong with my command/parameters?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Stef

Hi Stef,

Are you using a Mac? If so, this is a known issue: see the bug reports/patches 
section on http://postgis.refractions.net/support/wiki/.

(Hmmm. Looks like the wiki is down at the moment...)


ATB,

Mark.

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