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NAME

       dbfcreate - Create an empty xBase DBF file

SYNOPSIS

       dbfcreate filename[[-s fieldname width] | [-n fieldname width decimals]]...

DESCRIPTION

       Creates an empty DBF file called filename with columns described by all the -s and -n options that follow.

OPTIONS

       -s fieldname width
	      adds a column named fieldname taking textual values of at most width characters.

       -n fieldname width decimals
	      adds  a  column named fieldname taking numeric values of at most width digits and precision of at most decimals decimal places.  The
	      number of digits of precision should be included in width.

EXIT STATUS

       0      Successful program execution.

       1      Missing filename argument.

       2      Failed to create the file filename for writing.

       3      Missing fieldname,width, or decimals argument for a -s or -n option.

       4      Failed to add a column given by a -s or -n option.

DIAGNOSTICS

       The following diagnostics may be issued on stdout:

       DBFCreate(filename) failed.

       DBFAddField(fieldname,FTString,width,0) failed.

       DBFAddField(fieldname,FTDouble,width,decimals) failed.

       Argument incomplete, or unrecognised: arg

AUTHORS

       Frank Warmerdam (warmerdam@pobox.com) is the maintainer of the shapelib shapefile library.  Joonas Pihlaja (jpihlaja@cc.helsinki.fi)  wrote
       this man page.

SEE ALSO

       dbfadd(1), dbfdump(1), dbf_dump(1), shpadd(1), shpcreate(1), shpdump(1), shprewind(1)

shapelib							   OCTOBER 2004 						       SHAPELIB(1)