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Generate Wizard

Creates a feature class from ArcInfo generate format text file. The function supports an extended text file format in order to be able to import attributes.

Inputs:

• A text file - the format is described below
• If the text file contains attributes, the field names are extracted from the first line in the text file. The user has to specify the type of the fields (String, Integer,Long, Double) , the length and the scale (for double type fields) 
• The user has to specify what will be the output feature class type

Outputs:

• A new feature class
  • Point, PointZ, PointM
  • Polyline, PolylineZ, PolylineM
  • Polygon, PolygonZ, PolygonM
  • Polygon (from a box type input file)

Notes:

• All the non valid records will be ignored
  • Characters in the coordinate lines or positions
  • Polylines with less than two coordinate lines
  • Polygons  with less than three coordinate lines
  • Coordinate entries with less than two coordinates for normal shapes and less than three coordinates for Z or M shapes
• The Polygon options will use only the closed shapes described. If "Force closure" option is used all the shapes that can be closed will be added to the feature class
• If "Attribute" option is used the field names will be extracted from the first non empty line in the text file
• Avoid using reserved field names "Shape", "ObjectID" etc.
• All the field names longer than 10 characters will be converted to 10 character strings

File formats: The shapes that have Z or M values will have an additional coordinate