Data Interoperability extension and importing mapinfo files in ArcGIS

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08-12-2010 08:30 AM
AnastasiyaGancheva
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Hi,
in ArcGIS 9x I was using ArcView 8x conversion tools to convert Mapinfo files into shapefiles. It seems that this tool is missing in ArcGIS 10. Is the Data Interoperability extension the only way to convert Mapinfo files and is it available in the ArcView package?

thank you in advance for your cooperation
Anastasiya
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GraziZ
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Hi!

I'm trying to register "Data Interoperability extension", but when I open "Arcgis Desktop Administrator", the window " Register ArcView and Extensions" does not appear. What can I do to register this extension?

Thank you, again!
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DeniseKing
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Grazi,

What version of ArcGIS Desktop are you using? Do you have 'Desktop' highlighted in ArcGIS Administrator window?

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Denise
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GraziZ
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Denise,

My Desktop version is 9. It doesn't appear exactly the way you're showing (there isn't a layer  labeled "Desktop", it is written just in the top of the window, like this: "ArcGIS Desktop (name of my computer)", and the layers that appear are "Software Product", "License Manager" and "Availability").

I realised that I don't have the Data Interoperability extension. Can I still import a MIF file to ArcGis?

Thank you!
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DeniseKing
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Grazi,

Instructions provided in KB document linked below includes steps for importing an MapInfo interchange file (.MIF) using ArcGIS 9.x. http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/26823

You can check the license availability of ArcGIS extensions in ArcGIS 9.3 using the Desktop Administrator. Here is a link to this Help topic, http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Checking_license_availability.

You can also evaluate ArcGIS Extensions including ArcGIS Data Interoperability by requesting 60-day trial via this URL, http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-desktop/extensions.html. You can then use this Help topic to register the ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension, http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Registering_ArcView_or_ArcEditor_and_e....

Happy GIS Day!
Denise
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AnastasiyaGancheva
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Grazi, regarding the error message "spaces are not permitted....". that is quite annoying. you need to take out all spaces in the file names, I can't remember whether spaces were not allowed in the folder names as well.
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GraziZ
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Denise and Anastasiya, thanks for the answers!

I tried to import a MIF file by the ArcView 8x tools, but when I browse the file, the mensager "Spaces are not permitted in the path name" appears, but there isn't any space in the file name...

So, I downloaded the ArcGis trial version with the Data Interoperability extension and I tried to import a MIF file by the 'quick import' item. I've registered and enabled this extension, but, I imported a MIF file and it doesn't appear in my screen. What should I do?

Thanks!

Grazi
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BruceHarold
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Hi Grazi

Quick Import creates a file geodatabase for the imported data, so it will not be added to your map, but you can navigate to the result workspace and look for it.

Regards
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DeniseKing
Esri Regular Contributor
Grazi,

There cannot be spaces in the path either, not just the filename, with the ArcView 8x Tools.

Denise
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GraziZ
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Hi!

I deleted all the spaces, but the message continuos appearing... I think it is with some problem.

And the Data Interoperability is not working too: I go to the folder where the quick import was saved by ArcGis and there are a lot of other kinds of files in this folder, but not the one I should drag to ArcMap, althought when the import finishes a message appears with a  green "v".. Do you know what could be the problem with the quick import?

Thankyou again!

Grazi
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