Re: MIF file format

[Kazuhiko Yamashita]

Hi Preetha, I do not know exactly what you are trying to do but I suppose you want to import MIF/MID files onto another format of GIS software, other than MapInfo. > I am trying to write a program that can read MIF files. I have downloaded > MIF file format technical description from > http://www.mapinfo.com/community/library/interchange_file.pdf. > The MIF file header contains several clauses. Is it necessary that these > clauses should occur in the order which they have been mentioned in the > document or can there exist MIF files where the order of information in the > header is different from the one mentioned in the document. Talking about header lines, I think description about projection is so important. And a line with "WindowsLatin1" does not work with Japanese characters/letters on MID files. Since Japanese is two byte coded language, it should be "WindowsJapanese" or "WindowsNeutral". I think the latter can work with other two byte languages, such as Chinese, Korean, Greek and others. I hope this information can be a little help. Regards, Hiko Kazuhiko Yamashita Division of Environment & Marine, Kokusai Kogyo co. ltd 3-6-3 Hakataeki-higashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0013 Japan Phone: +81-92-431-7277 FAX: +81-92-431-7275 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]