ImportISFF()

Argument

Contents

filenames

An array containing the path and file names of the files to import

new_db_name

The path and file name of the new geographic file

layer_type

The type of the layer: "Point", "Line", or "Area"

units

The units to use: "UOR", "MU", or "SU"

Option

Type

Contents

Entity

Integer

The entity number to match for MSLINK

Label

String

A descriptive label for the geographic file

Layer Name

String

The name of the layer in the geographic file

Levels

Array

An array of desired levels (defaults to all)

Median Split

Boolean

If "True" special handling insures that entities which cross the 180 degree longitude line are imported properly; if "False" (the default), no special handling is invoked

NAD Conversion

Array

Input datum, output datum, and conversion file (if needed); the input and output datums should be different

Node Layer Name

String

Name of the node layer; only for line layers

Optimize

Boolean

Whether to optimize the geographic file automatically after the import (defaults to "True")

Projection

String and Array

A string with the projection name, and an array of projection options; the option {"units","us-ft"} needs to be specified for normal 1927 State Plane Coordinates

Table Filename

String

The path and name of the file in which attributes are stored; the file extension must be .BIN, .CSV, .DBF, or .TXT; a required option

Transform

Array

Array indicating the transformation to apply to coordinates in the file. This can have three 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}

3. Center and Extent transform {c1_x, c1_y, width_1, c2_x, c2_y, width_2}where center is shifted from (c1_x,c1_y) to (c2_x,c2_y), and vector of length width_1 out of c_1 becomes a vector of length width_2 out of c_2.

Error Type

Meaning

NotFound

The specified file could not be found

Error

The file is not a valid ISFF file

Function

Summary

GetISFFInfo()

Collects summary information on the contents of an Intergraph Standard File Format (ISFF) file

ImportDXF()

Imports features from a DXF file into a geographic file