To import spatial data
in MapInfo (MIF and MID) format using the
GIS Spatial
Data Importing window, complete the following steps:
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Select
Mapinfo from
the
Import Type drop-down menu.
The title of the filename
field in the
INPUT pane changes to
MAPINFO
MIF filename.
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Specify the path to
the desired MapInfo MIF file. Either enter the path in the filename
field or click the arrow to display an
Open window.
Then select the file from that window. The MIF file has an extension
of .mif and contains graphic objects.
SAS/GIS allocates the
SAS fileref MIF to the import path that you specified in the filename
field. If you allocate the fileref MIF to the desired file before
beginning the import process, the filename and path appear in the
filename field automatically.
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Click
Other
Files, and then enter or select the path for the MapInfo
MID file in the window that appears. If the MID file is in the same
directory as the MIF file,
SAS/GIS software automatically sets the
path to the MID file. The MID file has an extension of .mid and contains
tabular data.
SAS/GIS allocates the SAS fileref MID to the import
path that you specified in the filename field. If you allocate the
fileref MID to the desired file before beginning the import process,
the filename and path appears in the filename field automatically.
Click
OK when
you have specified the path for the MID file to return to the
GIS
Spatial Data Importing window.
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Modify the destination
information for the catalog and the spatial data sets, if needed.
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Modify the default layers
and composites, if needed. For more information, see the following:
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Click
Import to
import the data. When the import process is complete, a message is
displayed in the window message bar to indicate whether the import
was successful. You can proceed with another import or close the window
to display the newly imported map.