Esri Shapefile Quick Facts
Esri Shapefile (SHAPEFILE) Geometry Support
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Format Type Identifier |
SHAPEFILE |
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Reader/Writer |
Both |
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Dependencies |
ArcObjects is required to create attribute indexes (Windows only) |
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Dataset Type |
Folder or File |
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Feature Type |
File base name |
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Typical File Extensions |
|
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Automated Translation Support |
Yes |
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User-Defined Attributes |
Yes |
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Coordinate System Support |
Optional |
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Generic Color Support |
No |
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Spatial Index |
Optional |
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Schema Required |
Yes |
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Transaction Support |
No |
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Encoding Support |
Yes |
|
Geometry Type |
fme_type |