How can I read a shape file

Hi I was wondering how can I view the content of a shape file in a normal
text editor, as if I open any shape file in notepad or wordpad its all
scrambled(ASCII) data. is there a way to c the actual code such as when u
open a DXF file in an editor?

Thanks
Ali

The late Sol Katz of the BLM developed some utilites for Shape files.
You might try SHAPDUMP, which you can get from here:

ftp://ftp.blm.gov/pub/gis/shape/

If you are using ArcView, this page has some scripts that might be useful:

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/2295/useful.html

If you are a programmer, see the libraries at this site:

http://shapelib.maptools.org/


HTH,

Bill

Thanks Alot this is exactly what I needed.

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normal
u

The non-geometry aka thematical information is stored in the *.dbf-files
and can be changed in any DBASE-featuring application. For hotmail
users: Excel. For any other I recommend: OpenOffice. =;-)

Axel