NAME

       csv2shp - converts a character delimited file to a ESRI shapefile

SYNOPSIS

       csv2shp csv_filename delimiter_character shp_filename

               fprintf(stderr,
                       "csv2shp csv_filename delimiter_character shp_filename\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "   csv_filename\n");
               fprintf(stderr,
                       "     columns named longitude and latitude must exist\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "   delimiter_character\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "     one character only\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "   shp_filename\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "     base name, do not give the extension\n");
               return EXIT_FAILURE;

DESCRIPTION

       This program operates on single points only (not polygons or lines).

       The  input  file  may  be  a  .csv  file  (comma  separated values) or tab-separated values, or it may be
       separated by any other character. The first row must contain column names. There must be  each  a  column
       named longitude and latitude in the input file.

       The  .csv  parser does not understand text delimiters (e.g. quotation mark). It parses fields only by the
       given field delimiter (e.g. comma or tab). The program has not been tested with null values, and in  this
       case, the behavior is undefined. The program will not accept lines with a trailing delimiter character.

       All columns (including longitude and latitude) in the input file are exported to the .dbf file.

       The  program  attempts  to  find the best type (integer, decimal, string) and smallest size of the fields
       necessary for the .dbf file.

OPTIONS

       csv_filename
              columns named longitude and latitude must exist

       delimiter_character
              one character only

       shp_filename
              base name, do not give the extension

                                                  December 2023                                       CSV2SHP(1)