GetArcViewShapeInfo()

Argument

Contents

filename

The path and file name of the Shapefile

Element

Type

Contents

1

Integer

Shapefile version

2

Array

Four real numbers defining the bounding coordinates of the file: {x_min, y_min, x_max, y_max}

3

String

Layer type: "Null Shape", "Point", "Arc", "Polygon", "MultiPoint", or "Unknown"

//     3,

(version number)

//     {-187.551936, 18.913826, ...},

(bounding rect)

//     "Area"}

(layer type)

Error Type

Meaning

Error

The file is not a valid Shapefile

NotFound

There is no Shapefile with the given path and file name

Function

Summary

ImportArcViewShape()

Imports features from an Esri (ArcView) Shapefile into a geographic file