ArcInfo software supports
several spatial data formats, but
SAS/GIS software can import only
spatial data that has been exported from ArcInfo software in uncompressed
interchange format (sometimes called E00 files because the files have
the extension .e00 by default). If you do not know whether a file
is compressed, open the file with a host editor. If you can read text
in the file, it is not compressed.
To import spatial data
in uncompressed ArcInfo interchange format using the
GIS
Spatial Data Importing window, complete the following
steps:
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Select
ARC from the
Import Type drop-down menu.
The title of the filename
field in the
INPUT pane changes to
ARC/INFO Coverage export filename.
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Specify the path to
the desired ArcInfo file, either by typing the path in the filename
field, or by clicking the arrow to display an
Open window and then selecting the file from that window.
By default,
SAS/GIS
expects ArcInfo interchange files to have an extension of .e00.
SAS/GIS allocates the
SAS fileref ARCIN to the import path that you specified in the filename
field. If you allocate the fileref ARCIN to the desired file before
you begin the import process, the filename and path appears in the
filename field automatically.
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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.