dbfcreate - Create an empty xBase DBF file
dbfcreate xbase_file [[
-s field_name width] |
[
-n field_name width decimals],...]
Creates an empty DBF file called
xbase_file with columns described by all
the
-s and
-n options that follow.
- xbase_file
- the name of xBase file to be created. Doesn't need the
extension.
-
-s field_name width
- creates a string field with name field_name and size
width.
-
-n field_name width
decimals
- creates a numeric field with name field_name, width
of width and with decimals places sized by decimals.
dbfcreate testbase -s NAME 20,
-n
AREA 9 3,
-n VALUE 9 2
this will create a file named
testbase.dbf with 3 fields:
NAME (string (
20)),
AREA (float (
9,
3)) and
VALUE (float (
9,
2))
- 0
- Successful program execution.
- 1
- Missing xbase_file argument.
- 2
- Failed to create the file xbase_file for
writing.
- 3
- Missing field_name, width, or decimals
argument for a -s or -n option.
- 4
- Failed to add a column given by a -s or -n
option.
The following diagnostics may be issued on stdout:
DBFCreate(
xbase_file) failed.
DBFAddField(
field_name,FTString,
width,0) failed.
DBFAddField(
field_name,FTDouble,
width,
decimals) failed.
Argument incomplete, or unrecognised:
arg
dbfcreate is part of shapelib, maintained by Frank Warmerdam. This guide
was created by Eduardo Patoo Kanegae and converted to manpage by Johan Van de
Wauw. It was further enhanced with the man page written by Joonas Pihlaja
(
[email protected]).
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dbfinfo(1),
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shpcat(1),
shpcentrd(1),
shpcreate(1),
shpdump(1),
shpdxf(1),
shpfix(1),
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shprewind(1),
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