Convert Between Polygon Shape File and Arc/Info Coverage

Sometimes you want to take advantage of the old Arc/Info command lines... e.g., you want to run CLEAN, or you have many files to process and you want to run a simple script.

However, when converting between a shape file and arc/info coverage, you usually lose attribute data. To preserve attribute data, follow this example:

# import as region
shapearc oxbld.shp oxr REGION

# clean poly
clean oxr oxrc # # POLY

# export region
arcshape oxrc REGIONS.REGION oxr