dbfcreate (1)

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

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

-s fieldname width

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

-nfieldnamewidthdecimals

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.

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.

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

Frank Warmerdam ([email protected]) is the maintainer of the shapelib shapefile library. Joonas Pihlaja ([email protected]) wrote this man page.

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