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GISDK includes a suite of functions for manipulating geographic files. Many of the GISDK functions listed below appear in the Geographic File dialog box in Maptitude:
| GISDK Function | Summary |
|---|---|
| ConvertToAreaDatabase() | Creates an area geographic file from a set of line or area features |
| ConvertToLineDatabase() | Creates a line geographic file from a set of line or area features |
| CreateDatabase() | Creates an empty standard geographic file |
| CreateGeographyArchive() | Compresses the named geographic file into a .zip file |
| CreateStreetCDF() | Creates a compact format address matchable street file |
| CopyDatabase() | Copies either a standard-or compact-format geographic file |
| DeleteDatabase() | Deletes a standard or compact geographic file |
| ExpandGeographyArchive() | Expands a.zipfile containing a geographic file |
| GetDBFiles() | Creates a listoffiles associated with the geographic file |
| GetDBInfo() | Gets summary information about a geographic file |
| GetDBLayers() | Gets a list of layers stored in a geographic file |
| LocateDBs() | Attempts to locate the given files along the search path set bySetSearchPath() |
| MergeByValue() | Creates districts by merging areas from a geographic file, based on the value of a field |
| OptimizeDatabase() | Optimizes a standard geographic file for faster display |
| RenameDatabase() | Renames a geographic file |
| RubberSheet() | "Rubber sheets," or performs a mathematical transformation on the coordinates of a geographical layer and produces a new database using the "rubber sheeted" coordinates |
| SqueezeDatabase() | Increases the efficiency of a standard geographic area file |
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