Re: [JPP-Devel] Problem with opening zipped shapefiles

[Landon B. <sun...@gm...>]

Do we have OpenJUMP users that frequently open zip files?

Landon

2011/11/30 Michaël Michaud <mic...@fr...>:
> Hi Jukka,
>
> I had already noticed this problem once, but you did much better with this
> full explanation and a nice workaround.
>
> I just filled a bug report with a copy of your mail.
> Don't know when I'll have time to have a closer look.
>
> Michaël
>
> Le 30/11/2011 13:59, Rahkonen Jukka a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
> There is a problem with opening zipped shapefiles which are created with
> ESRI products.  ESRI is generating an additional .xml file that contains
> some metadata about the shapefile.
>
> OpenJUMP File open mechanism believes that such shapefile in zip format
> contains two datasets: shapefile and a XML file containing GML data.
> OpenJUMP wants to open them both and insists user to point the
> Input-Template-File for XML-GML.  If the template is not given the file open
> task will not go further.
>
> It is possible to fool OpenJUMP by telling that the .xml file inside the zip
> is of type FME GML. In that case template is not asked and user can load the
> shapefile.  OJ is trying to open also the .xml metadata file which
> is leading to an error.  That does not harm the user really because the
> shapefile opens as supposed.  However, a novice OpenJUMP user cannot
> discover the FME workaround.  I consider this is a bug and user should have
> an option "Do not open" for each recognised data type and for each
> individual file found from the zip.
>
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>
>
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