thanks for the help Jason. I'm trying that method but how did you deal with duplicate id numbers? The geo file imported just fine but in trying to do a data join w/the attributes file on ID, it says there are duplicates
Dan Keelan --- In [email protected], "Jason Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I did this for the precincts in all the counties in Missouri a few years ago > without using the DK probably not the best way, but I had no DK experience > and was in a hurry. > > > > I exported each county's precinct file to type text/geography. Then I used > DOS to concatenate those text files into one (Copy county1.geo + . . . + > countyn.geo state.geo). Then import the state.geo file and save it as a > CDF. > > > > Text/geography files don't carry attribute data (precinct names, votes cast, > polling place, etc.), so you'll have to save all the attribute tables as > text files and use the same DOS concatenation process to make a single > statewide file that you can afterwards join to your precinct CDF (the > text/geography format does carry your ID field, so the join is easy). > > > > ________________________ > Jason Black > Missouri Republican Party > IT Director > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 204 E. Dunklin > Jefferson City, MO 65101 > Phone: (573) 636-3146 > Fax: (573) 636-3273 > ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of pdr_dan > Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 5:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Maptitude] mergegeography > > > > Hi, I need to merge precinct geography for all 58 counties in CA into > one statewide map. I was looking at the mergegeography command in > GISDK but it looks like it can only do two layers at a time. I guess > I could set up some kind of a loop to keep adding layers but I was > wondering if anyone had a better way of doing something like this. > Thanks in advance! > > Dan > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
