[postgis-users] Text in ShapeFile

[Martin Chapman]

shp2pgsql uses all the files and correlates the geometry in the .shp file to
the data record index in the .dbf file.  Basically there is one data record
for each geometry.  shp2pgsql should know what to do with all the files.

Martin

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Bob
Pawley
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 4:09 PM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Text in ShapeFile

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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