diff --git a/shp_2_txt.cpp b/shp_2_txt.cpp
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-/*
-http://shapelib.maptools.org/dbf_api.html
-
-basic funtionality taken from dbfdump.c
-path to libshp.dll has to be added as a PATH var
-
-*/
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <fstream>
-
-using namespace std;
-
-#include "shapefil.h"
-
-int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
-{   string dbf_filename;
-    string txt_filename;
-    if (argc == 1)
-    {
-        // no arguments given, print help
-        cout << "No input and output files defined!" << endl;
-        cout << "example: shp_2_txt -i MA.dbf -o MA.txt" << endl;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    // parse arguments
-    for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
-    {
-        if (argv[i][0] == '\0')
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-        else if (strcmp(argv[i],"-i") == 0)
-        {
-            dbf_filename = argv[i + 1];
-      
-        }
-        else if (strcmp(argv[i],"-o") == 0 )
-        {
-            txt_filename = argv[i + 1];
-        }
-    }
-
-    DBFHandle dbfh;
-    int     i, iRecord;
-    char    szTitle[12];
-
-    cout << dbf_filename << " " << txt_filename << endl;
-
-    // open textfile and dbf handle
-    ofstream txt_file(txt_filename);
-    dbfh = DBFOpen(dbf_filename.c_str(), "rb");
-
-    // check 
-    if (dbfh <= 0)
-    {
-        throw string("File " + dbf_filename + " not found");
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // loop over dbf records 
-        for( iRecord = 0; iRecord < DBFGetRecordCount(dbfh); iRecord++ )
-        {
-            // loop over fields of record
-            for( i = 0; i < DBFGetFieldCount(dbfh); i++ )
-            {
-                // DBFFieldType    eType;
-                // eType = DBFGetFieldInfo( dbfh, i, szTitle, &nWidth, &nDecimals );
-                string dec_lat = "DEC_LAT";
-                string dec_lon = "DEC_LON";
-                string ellip_h = "ELLIP_HT";
-                string ortho_h = "ORTHO_HT";
-                string str(szTitle);
-                string line;
-
-                // parse for lat, lon in degrees and orhto height
-                if (szTitle == dec_lat or szTitle == dec_lon  or szTitle == ortho_h)
-                {
-                    txt_file << DBFReadStringAttribute( dbfh, iRecord, i );
-                    txt_file << " ";
-                }
-            }
-            txt_file << endl;
-           }
-        // close dbf handle and textfile
-        DBFClose( dbfh );
-        txt_file.close();
-        cout << "Done." << endl;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
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