ImportBTS()

Imports features from a BTS National Transportation Atlas file.

ImportBTS(string filename, string new_db_name, string layer_type, array options)

Argument	Contents
filename	The path and file name of the file to import
new_db_name	The path and file name of the new geographic file
layer_type	The type of features to import: Point, Line, or Area

Option	Type	Contents
Label	String	A descriptive label for the geographic file
Layer Name	String	The name of the layer in the geographic file
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
Node Layer Name	String	The desired name for the endpoint layer (only when importing a line layer)
Node Table	String	The path and file name in which node attributes are stored (only when importing a line layer); the file extension must be .BIN, .CSV, .DBF, or .TXT
Optimize	Boolean	Whether to optimize the geographic file automatically after the import (defaults to "True")
Table Filename	String	The path and file name in which attributes are stored; the file extension must be .BIN, .CSV, .DBF, or .TXT; a required option

ImportBTS("c:\\ntad\\bea.ARE", "bea.dbd", "Area", {

{"Label", "Bureau of Economic Analysis Areas"},

{"Layer Name", "BEA Area"},

{"Optimize", "True"},

{"Table Filename", "bea.bin"}

})

Error Type	Meaning
NotFound	There is no file by this name
Error	The file is not a valid National Transportation Atlas file