[OpenMap Users] Re: How to save shp & dbf from an EsriPlugin?

Hi Bart,

So, you're interested in having the option to skip saving the .dbf file
when you export?

- Don

On Saturday, October 12, 2002, at 06:10 AM, Bart Jourquin wrote:

> Yes, this solves the problem.
>
> I've now also, succeeded in doing it throught jdbc/sql statements,
> thats makes the whole thing more efficient when only a few changes are
> made into the database. It would be nice to add a kind of "void
> SetSaveMasterDbf(boolean b)" member to EsriShapeExport that let the
> user decide himsel if he wants or not save the .dbf file.
>
> In a next OpenMap release perhaps?
>
> b.
>
> Lonnie D. Goad wrote:
>
>> Check this out from the openmap archives:
>>
>> http://openmap.bbn.com/mailArchives/openmap-users/2002-07/0972.html
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-openmap-users@bbn.com [mailto:owner-openmap-users@bbn.com]
>> On Behalf Of Bart Jourquin
>> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:02 AM
>> To: openmap-users
>> Subject: How to save shp & dbf from an EsriPlugin?
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I derived my own class from EsriPlugin, which allows to add, delete
>> or modify shapes and their associated dbf records.
>>
>> Now, what is the best way to commit my changes to the relevant files?
>>
>> Attempt 1 :
>> ---------------
>> I modified the EsriShapeExport file in order to only save .shp and
>> .shx files. The changes in the .dbf file are then commited through
>> sql statements (jdbc). This works OK as long as no new shapes are
>> added, in which case EsriPlugin causes an exception when the mouse
>> moves over a shape (popup):
>>
>> java.lang.NumberFormatException: empty String
>> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot set a null TableModel
>> at javax.swing.JTable.setModel(JTable.java:2695)
>>
>> Attempt2 :
>> --------------
>> I would like to use a solution that is close to the first attemps for
>> performance reasons (just commit what is needed in the .dbf, instead
>> of streaming the whole stuff), but I tried the original
>> EsriShapeExport.
>>
>> My code :
>> if (_dirtyShp) {
>> getEsriGraphicList().setTable(getModel());
>> EsriShapeExport esriShapeExport = new
>> EsriShapeExport(getEsriGraphicList(), proj,
>> _tablePath+"/"+_tableName);
>> esriShapeExport.export();
>> _dirtyShp = false;
>> }
>> Doing this, the associated .dbf file has the correct table model, but
>> all the records are set to the content of the first one....
>>
>> So, what did I miss?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>>
>> b.
>>
>>
>
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