ExportArcViewShape()

Exports features in a geographic file to an Esri (ArcView) Shapefile.

ExportArcViewShape(string lyr_set_name, string file_name, array options)

Argument	Contents
lyr_set_name	The name of the layer or selection set to export
file_name	A complete path and file name for the new Caliper text geography

Option	Type	Contents
Fields	Array	An array of strings listing the data fields to be exported, or null to export the geography without attributes
NAD Conversion	3 strings	Input datum, output datum, and conversion file (if needed); the input and output datums should be different
Projection	String, array	The projection name and the array of options
Transform	Array	Array indicating the transformation to apply to coordinates in the file. This can have two forms: 1. An array of two or more four-element arrays containing local and world coordinates for control points, for example, {{real localX1, real localY1, real longitude1, real latitude1}, ...} 2. An array of four elements - {real X_multiplier, real Y_multiplier, real X_offset, real Y_offset}

For more details on the NAD Conversion option, see Datum Conversions.
For more details on the Projection option, see Using Projections and Coordinate Systems.

// Before running the example, create a map by opening manh_zip.cdf

// in the Tutorial folder.

folder = RunMacro("G30 Tutorial Folder")

field_list = GetFields(, "All")

ExportArcViewShape("5-Digit Zip", folder + "myshape.shp", {{"Fields", field_list[1]}})

// Open myshape.shp in the Tutorial folder to see the results

Error Type	Meaning
Error	An error occured creating the Caliper text geography file (e.g., out of disk space)
NotFound	The specified layer or set does not exist

Function	Summary
ImportArcViewShape()	Imports features from an ArcView Shapefile into a geographic file