On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 6:21 AM, Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote: > I was sent a file with the .mpk extention and need to determine whether it > can be viewed or converted on a linux host. My Google search suggests that > it's a type of Microsoft Project file. > > Has anyone here seen or worked with this type of file before? It seems to > me that every time an open source project develops the ability to open a > proprietary Microsoft format, work with it, and save it in a different > format Microsoft changes that format to make it more opaque. > > Rich
Rich, I think in your context it is likeley an Arcgis map package http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0911/share-and-document-maps-with-map-packages.html esri also produces more than its share of proprietary data formats. I don't know what application to use for it, but "rm" might work. Bill _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug