The personal geodatabase format is basically an MS Access database, where some of the tables (the attributes) are quite easily recognizable and could be opened in MapInfo for reading. The rest (coordinates of shapes) are stored in so-called "BLOB" fields, which is an unknown format AFAIK. It could be similar to the SHP file, but I haven't heart of anyone having reverse-engineered the format.
Your best bet is to convert to SHP file in ArcGIS and then view the SHP file in MapInfo. Kind regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerasimtchouk, Renee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:50 AM Subject: MI-L MapInfo and ESRI's Personal Geodatabase > Can anyone out there lead me in the right direction of how to view/use a > personal geodatabase in MapInfo? I have a personal geodatabase with > attribute tables and shapefiles that are related to one another through a > relationship class and I would like to bring this data into MapInfo without > actually joining the tables. I would like to keep these tables separate, but > to preserve the relationship for viewing and querying purposes. Is this > possible in MapInfo? I assume somehow by connected to the Access Personal > Geodatabase through a DBMS Connection. Any help or advice is appreciated! > > _Renee Gerasimtchouk --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 8105
