GetArcViewShapeInfo()

Summary

Gets information about an Esri (ArcView) Shapefile.

 

Syntax

GetArcViewShapeInfo(string filename)

 

 

Argument	Contents
filename	The path and file name of the Shapefile

 

Returns

An array of information as follows:

 

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"

 

 

Example

// This call...

shape_info = GetArcViewShapeInfo("c:\\county.shp")

 

// Returns this type of information...

// shape_info = {

//     }

 

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
Error	The file is not a valid Shapefile
NotFound	There is no Shapefile with the given path and file name

 

See Also

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