Creates a ShapeFileWriter class by opening an existing shapefile

Namespace:  EGIS.ShapeFileLib
Assembly:  EGIS.ShapeFileLib (in EGIS.ShapeFileLib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Shared Function OpenWriter ( _
	baseDir As String, _
	shapeFileName As String _
) As ShapeFileWriter
C#
public static ShapeFileWriter OpenWriter(
	string baseDir,
	string shapeFileName
)
Visual C++
public:
static ShapeFileWriter^ OpenWriter(
	String^ baseDir, 
	String^ shapeFileName
)
JavaScript
EGIS.ShapeFileLib.ShapeFileWriter.openWriter = function(baseDir, shapeFileName);

Parameters

baseDir
Type: System..::..String
The path to the base directory where the shape file should be created
shapeFileName
Type: System..::..String
The name of the shapefile to create

Return Value

Remarks

This method can be used to open an existing shapefile in order to append records

Query the returned ShapeFileWriter to obtain the ShapeType and Dbf Field Descriptions

See Also