Hi Neil Newer Shape files come along with Projection in a PRJ file (I think from ArcGIS 8 on); don't know if MapInfo supports it directly, FME (and therefore the UT, which is an FME subset should). There is no metadata and especially there is no lines types, colors or even text in the file (all handled through project files, in MapInfo slang = Workspaces). Shape is extremely limited: only points, multipoints, lines and areas and the column titles all uppercase limited to ten characters (dBASE III or so). However shape can be 3D. Geodatabase can handle a lot more, such as text, network topology and more. Best to translate is the FME ESRI Suite (www.safe.com), however for Geodatabases you need as well ArcGIS installed.
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