PLOTSHAPE Name
PLOTSHAPE Purpose
Plot given shape file on current map.
Category
Calling Sequence
plotshape, file Inputs
file = name of shape file. in
Keyword Parameters
Keywords
NUMBER=num Returned number of entities in file.
COLOR=clr Plot color. May be an array with a color
for each entity.
OCOLOR=oclr Outline color if needed. Def=none.
THICK=thk Line thickness.
LINESTYLE=lsty Line style.
/NOPLOT means do not plot data.
ERROR=err Error flag: 0=ok.
/QUIET fewer messages.
/DEVFILL before plotting polygons first convert from
data to device coordinates, then fill. polyfill
sometimes fails, this might work.
LABEL=att_num Attribute # of label text.
LABCLR=lclr, LABTHK=lthk, LABSIZ=lsiz, LABANG=lang,
Label color, thickness, size, angle.
LABXOFF=xoff, LABYOFF=yoff label offsets in deg (def=0).
DX=dx Offset degrees to add to longitude (def=0).
DY=dy Offset degrees to add to latitude (def=0).
Outputs
Common Blocks
Notes
Note: shape file is the standard GIS shape file.
Modification History
R. Sterner, 2003 Mar 24
R. Sterner, 2003 Sep 08 --- Added keyword /DEVFILL.
R. Sterner, 2003 Sep 09 --- Added polyline, thick=thk.
R. Sterner, 2004 Apr 05 --- Fixed loop limit.
R. Sterner, 2004 Apr 15 --- Added noclip=0 to outlines.
R. Sterner, 2004 Apr 19 --- Added noclip=0 to polylines.
R. Sterner, 2004 Apr 19 --- Added noclip=0 to polyfill.
R. Sterner, 2004 Aug 02 --- New keyword /QUIET.
R. Sterner, 2004 Nov 01 --- Added DestroyEntity.
R. Sterner, 2004 Nov 01 --- Added label, but needs work.
R. Sterner, 2005 Feb 21 --- Added new keywords: DX=dx, DY=dy.
R. Sterner, 2010 May 12 --- Converted arrays from () to [].
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