[postgis-users] Text in ShapeFile

[Bob Pawley]

Then when shp2pgsql is used it automatically opens a text table?


Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Chapman" <mchapman at texelinc.com>
To: "'PostGIS Users Discussion'" <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:49 PM
Subject: RE: [postgis-users] Text in ShapeFile


> By an accompanying <filename>.dbf which has the same file name as the .shp
> file.  Note, on non-windows these file names need to be the same case for
> many drivers.  Any program such as a spreadsheet that can read the dbase
> format can open these files for viewing purposes. The other files with the
> .shp file like .shx are indexes for random access support.
>
> Martin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net
> [mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Bob
> Pawley
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 3:31 PM
> To: PostGIS Users Discussion
> Subject: [postgis-users] Text in ShapeFile
>
> I have discovered there needs to be separate shapefiles for points, lines
> and polygons.
>
> How is text handled in a shapefile - or is it?
>
> Bob
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