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Esri Shapefile Reader Parameters

When reading shapefile features, the SHAPE_GEOMETRY attribute will correspond to the geometry type specified in the shapefile's feature type parameters. For more information on this attribute, see Esri Shapefile Feature Representation

Attribute Names

Geometry Representation

File Contents

Schema Attributes

Additional Format Parameters (Workbench Navigator)

Some parameters are accessible only from the Workbench Navigator after you add a reader or writer to a workspace (that is, they are not visible in the reader or writer parameters dialog).