I am unsure about the details, but can only talk for myself. I have exported a lot of PostGIS data to shapefiles without ever having a problem. Both geometry and attribute table seem to be working without a hitch.
Andreas 2011/7/21 Maria Arias de Reyna <[email protected]> > El Jueves 21 Julio 2011, Ben Madin escribió: > > We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the > > maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on > > specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with "ESRI's ArcView > version > > 9" (their words, not mine). > > If ArcView has no public specification of their Shapefiles, you can always > tell > your potential client all the problems derivated from using a privative and > dark format. In fact, you *should* at least mention it. > > It will save you a lot of troubles in the future. If you explain it right, > clients usually understand it and _sometimes_ they agree to move to open > formats. > > > Anyway, you should ask your client for a couple of examples of their > shapefiles > and compare them with yours. Maybe the difference is small and you can > post- > process your generated shapefiles to adjust them. > > -- > María Arias de Reyna Domínguez > Área de Operaciones > > Emergya Consultoría > Tfno: +34 954 51 75 77 / +34 607 43 74 27 > Fax: +34 954 51 64 73 > www.emergya.es > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >
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