I think you can also use the SEPARATOR layer creation option, per http://www.gdal.org/ogr/drv_csv.html?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, 18 November 2009 13:41 > To: Clay, Bruce > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gdal-dev] tab delimited to shapefile > > Bruce, > If you're on a linux system with perl: > > perl -pi -e 's/\t/,/g' filename > > is a perl one-liner that should replace all of the tabs with > commas in the file, working on the file in place. I've used > similar commands on text files up to 379 GB in size, although > it does take a while for files that size. > > It does alter the file in place, which can be dangerous. It's > best to test on a sample of the file : > > head filename> testfile ( take the first 10 lines of the file > and write it to a separate file) perl -pi -e 's/\t/,/' testfile > > If the testfile works fine, use it on the main file. > > > Doug > > > Doug Newcomb > USFWS > Raleigh, NC > 919-856-4520 ext. 14 [email protected] > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------- > The opinions I express are my own and are not representative > of the official policy of the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service > or Dept. of the Interior. Life is too short for undocumented, > proprietary data formats. > Inactive hide details for "Clay, Bruce" > <[email protected]>"Clay, Bruce" <[email protected]> > > > > > "Clay, Bruce" <[email protected]> > Sent by: > [email protected] > > 11/18/2009 11:09 AM > > > > To > > <[email protected]> > > > cc > > > > > Subject > > [gdal-dev] tab delimited to shapefile > > > Is there any way to use ogr2ogr to convert tab-delimited data > such as the geoname dot org files into shapefiles short of > converting all tabs to commas? > > I created a VRT file that works with CSV files but I can not > find any way to convert tab-delimited data. > > Bruce > > > > > This message and any enclosures are intended only for the > addressee. Please > notify the sender by email if you are not the intended > recipient. If you are > not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy, disclose, > or distribute this > message or its contents or enclosures to any other person and > any such actions > may be unlawful. Ball reserves the right to monitor and > review all messages > and enclosures sent to or from this email > address._______________________________________________ > gdal-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev > > _______________________________________________ gdal-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev
