MapInfo

File listing

The following files are also associated with .TAB files: .DAT, .ID, .MAP. An example is:

border.DAT
border.ID
border.MAP
border.TAB

The term MID/MIF refers to files with .MID and .MIF extension.

Data Access / Connection Method

TAB and MID/MIF access is available in MapServer through OGR.

• The CONNECTIONTYPE OGR parameter must be used.

• The path to the (*.tab or *.mif) file is required, and the file extension is needed.

• The path may be relative to the SHAPEPATH

• MapInfo files already contain styling information. This styling information can be used optionally by specifying the STYLEITEM « AUTO » parameter in the LAYER object of the map file.

  Note

  If you use STYLEITEM « AUTO » you must have an empty class in the layer.

OGRINFO Examples

Using ogrinfo on a single TAB file

> ogrinfo elev5_poly.TAB

Had to open data source read-only.
INFO: Open of `elev5_poly.TAB'
using driver `MapInfo File' successful.
1: elev5_poly (Polygon)

Using ogrinfo to examine the structure of the file/layer

> ogrinfo elev5_poly.TAB elev5_poly

Had to open data source read-only.
INFO: Open of `elev5_poly.TAB'
using driver `MapInfo File' successful.

Layer name: elev5_poly
Geometry: Polygon
Feature Count: 2236
Extent: (-141.000000, 60.000000) - (-124.403310, 69.300251)
Layer SRS WKT:
GEOGCS["unnamed",
DATUM["MIF 0",
 SPHEROID["WGS 84 (MAPINFO Datum 0)",6378137.01,298.257223563],
         TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],
UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]
AREA: Real (0.0)
PERIMETER: Real (0.0)
ELEV5_: Integer (0.0)
ELEV5_ID: Integer (0.0)
TYPE: Real (4.0)
ELEV5: Real (4.0)
...

MapFile Example

LAYER
  NAME "Elevation_Poly_5"
  TYPE POLYGON
  STATUS ON
  CONNECTIONTYPE OGR
  CONNECTION "./hypso/elev5_poly.TAB"
  STYLEITEM "AUTO"
  CLASS
    NAME "Elevation Poly 5"
  END #class
END # Layer