stuffy_stuff/shp_2_txt.cpp

#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[])
{	
	DBFHandle dbfh;
	int	    i, iRecord;
	char	*pszFilename = NULL;
	int		nWidth, nDecimals;
	char	szTitle[12];
	string filename = "f:\\testing\\shp_2_txt\\MA.dbf";

	ofstream txt_file("out.txt");

	dbfh = DBFOpen(filename.c_str(), "rb");

	if (dbfh <= 0)
	{
	    throw string("File " + filename + " not found");
	}
	else
	{
 		for( iRecord = 0; iRecord < DBFGetRecordCount(dbfh); iRecord++ )
    	{

    	   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;

    	        if (szTitle == dec_lat or szTitle == dec_lon  or szTitle == ortho_h)
    	        {
    	        	txt_file << DBFReadStringAttribute( dbfh, iRecord, i );
    	        	txt_file << " ";
    	        }
    	    }
    	    txt_file << endl;
   		}

    	DBFClose( dbfh );
    	txt_file.close();
	}

	return 0;
}