MapInfoInterchange and MapInfoTab

Aspose.GIS Product Family
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Hi Alexander,

1.This is my instruction to user , it , OK ?
Console.WriteLine(" MapInfoInterchange:“);
Console.WriteLine(” Purpose:Text based format used by MapInfo system.“);
Console.WriteLine(” Files needed: .mif mandatory, .mid - contains attribue info and not mandatory.“);
Console.WriteLine(” If both files are supplied give it as an archive file, otherwise a single .mif file is needed.");
Console.WriteLine();

        Console.WriteLine("       MapInfoTab:");
        Console.WriteLine("                Purpose:Native MapInfo vector format.");
        Console.WriteLine("                Files needed: an archive file that contains .tab, .dat, .map, .id.");
        Console.WriteLine("                tab — main file (links others).");
        Console.WriteLine();
  1. What are mandatories files for:
    MapInfoInterchange and MapInfoTab ?

3.From Vector.Layer , what I need to supply for:
MapInfoInterchange and MapInfoTab ?

Thanks in advance,

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@danies8

  1. Your instruction to the user regarding the MapInfoInterchange and MapInfoTab formats looks accurate and well-explained .

  2. The mandatory files for each format are:

  • MapInfoInterchange: The .mif file is mandatory. The .mid file is optional and contains attribute information. If both are provided, they should be given as an archive file; otherwise, a single .mif file is sufficient .
  • MapInfoTab: An archive file containing the following files is required: .tab, .dat, .map, and .id. The .tab file is the main file that links to the others .
  1. From Vector.Layer, to export to these formats:
  • For MapInfoInterchange, you need to supply the layer data in a format compatible with .mif and optionally .mid files .
  • For MapInfoTab, you need to supply the layer data in a format compatible with the .tab, .dat, .map, and .id files .

Let me know if further clarification is needed. A support engineer will follow up in this thread if necessary.

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Hi Alexander ,
Waiting to your answer?
Thanks.

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Hi, @danies8

First of all MapInfoInterchange and MapInfoTab are different formats.

  1. MapInfoInterchange : The .mif file is mandatory. The .mid file is optional and contains attribute information. For VectorLayer.Convert you need to set path to .mif file
  2. MapInfoTab: The .tab file is the main file that links to the others .
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Thanks, this what I did. I want to be sure.
I gave in other tickets my tests results with input data.