I think, may be the problem is the file ubication.
You can test the shapefile with other produts, may be ArcExplorer, this is
free.
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owner-openmap-users_at_bbn.com wrote on 31-05-2005 05:02:13:
>
> Hi
>
> Thanks Don and Eliecer for your replies..
>
> I have tried both suggestions.
>
> I tried letting the code automatically generate the .ssx file as
> Don suggested, But this still resulted in the same error and no .ssx
file.
>
> I then used the util to create the .ssx file as suggested by
> Eliecer. This worked and did create a .ssx file, but when I tried to
> use the files in the normal manner, the same error message appeared.
>
> I can only conclude that there must be an error in the .shp file
> itself or there is an incompatibility problem somewhere. I can
> however, read the .shp files using Manifold.
>
> If anyone has the time to try and read these files I would be
> grateful. (I have tried the world.shp)
>
> Thanks again for your help
>
> regards
>
> Mark.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Dietrick [mailto:dietrick_at_bbn.com]
> Sent: 27 May 2005 12:50
> To: Gatrell, Mark (UK)
> Cc: Openmap-Users (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [OpenMap Users] Downloaded Shape Files
>
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> Hi Mark,
>
> The shx file isn't the spatial index file. Just specify a .ssx file
> with the same name as the .shp file, and the layer will create it for
> you the first time it runs. Make sure that you have permissions to
> write the .ssx file in the location you specify.
>
> - Don
>
>
> On May 27, 2005, at 2:31 AM, Gatrell, Mark (UK) wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gatrell, Mark (UK)
> > Sent: 26 May 2005 17:14
> > To: Openmap-Users (E-mail)
> > Subject: Downloaded Shape Files
> >
> >
> > Hi All
> > I wanted to update my political boundry shape file references
> > with new downloaded shape files . The existing datashape files
> > supply the .shp and the .ssx file .
> >
> > The downloaded data supplied .dbf, .shp and .shx files.
> >
> > I tried using the downloded .shp file using the .shx file as
> > the spacialindex reference, but I get an error saying "Unable to
> > set up the shape files".
> >
> > Has anyone got any ideas what might be going wrong.
> >
> > I have attached the link to the downloaded... http://
> > www.cipotato.org/DIVA/data/DataServer.htm
> >
> > Thanks for your help
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Mark
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