> Anisha, why are you converting to shape file? I failed to load the map directly from the database ! So I thought it will be a boostup for me if I manage to load the map from a shape file, and then I can go for the database reading ! I didn't have any problem in loading a world map from a shape file directly downloaded from the internet, but I am facing problems when I convert the postgres data in a shape file and then try to load it.