[FWTools] ogr2ogr - converting shape to tab

[Esben.Auken]

Hi,
We use ogr2ogr to convert tab files to shape file and visa versa. We got 
a problem converting from shape to tab using the following syntax:

1.
gr2ogr -f "MapInfo File" -a_srs "+proj=utm +zone=32 +ellps=GRS80 
+units=m +no_defs  no_defs <>" 
"D:\SG\WorkspaceInterbase\BackgroundThemes\jernbane.tab" 
"U:\temp\amtsShpfiles\Kort\jernbane.shp"

or 2.
ogr2ogr -f "MapInfo File" -s_srs "+proj=utm +zone=32 +ellps=GRS80 
+units=m +no_defs  no_defs <>" -a_srs "+proj=utm +zone=32 +ellps=GRS80 
+units=m +no_defs  no_defs <>" 
"D:\SG\WorkspaceInterbase\BackgroundThemes\jernbane.tab" 
"U:\temp\amtsShpfiles\Kort\jernbane.shp"

We use the proj4 syntax for coordinate systems.

The problem is that the output tab file does not contain coordinate 
system information when checking the file in MapInfo. There is not 
difference using 1 or 2. Can anybody please help us by pointing to what 
we do wrong.

We have also tried to re-project the shape file specifying a -t_srs 
parameter but that makes the tab file unreadable by MapIndo.

Converting the other way around (shape to tab) seems to work fine except 
that we do get a prj file.

Sincerely

Esben Auken



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