[Qgis-developer] Re: shx missing

[aperi2007]

 >It must be possible, as there are utilities that do it, e.g.
 >http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=10806 and shapecheck.
 >I do not know if there are free utils though.
 >All the best.
 >--
 >Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia

Yes The great "shapecheck".

I use it from many years to resolve the missing shx file problem.

I can confirm, It work really.

The shx is only a position-link index.
It link the position number of geometry (shp) to the position number of 
fileds (dbf)

Andrea.