Re: [gdal-dev] Making MITAB to recognize Extented MapInfo TAB

2020-08-04 Thread Ryan Proulx
This should be relatively easy, given that the .TAB file header contains a Table Type which is commonly NATIVE (old .TAB files readable by MITAB, etc.) or NATIVEX (extended .TAB files), as well as a few other less popular options. So the 'magic' identifier should be clearly spelled out in plain tex

Re: [gdal-dev] Making MITAB to recognize Extented MapInfo TAB

2020-08-03 Thread Even Rouault
On lundi 3 août 2020 09:26:16 CEST Rahkonen Jukka (MML) wrote: > Hi, > > Might be good if the MITAB driver could recognize if TAB file is of the new > Extented TAB format and show a meaningful error for the users. It could > save troubles similar to this one in gis.stackexchange > https://gis.sta

[gdal-dev] Making MITAB to recognize Extented MapInfo TAB

2020-08-03 Thread Rahkonen Jukka (MML)
Hi, Might be good if the MITAB driver could recognize if TAB file is of the new Extented TAB format and show a meaningful error for the users. It could save troubles similar to this one in gis.stackexchange https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/369014/mapinfo-tab-files-with-largeint-cant-be-