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GetDLGInfo()

Summary

Collects summary information about the contents of a USGS Digital Line Graph file.

 

Syntax

dlg_info = GetDLGInfo(string filename)

 

Argument

Contents

filename

The path and file name of the DLG file

 

Returns

An array of information as follows:

 

Element

Type

Contents

1

String

Name of the DLG tile

2

String

Data category

3

String

Data format

4

Integer

The denominator of the data scale (1:scale)

5

Array

An array of three booleans: {points, lines, areas} indicating the types of features contained within the tile

6

Array

An array of four booleans: {west, north, east, south}, indicating whether the tile was edge-matched by USGS

 

Example

// This call_

dlg_info = GetDLGInfo("c:\\anchorag.dlg")

 

// Returns this type of information...

// dlg_info = {

// "ANCHORAGE (C-7) SE, ALASKA",

// "Boundaries",

// "DLG-3 Optional",

// 25000,

// {"True", "True", "True"},

// {"False", "False", "False", "False"}

// }

 

Error Codes

Error Type

Meaning

NotFound

The specified file could not be found

Error

The file is not a valid Digital Line Graph file

 

See Also

Function

Summary

ImportDLG()

Imports features from USGS Digital Line Graph files

 

 

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