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[])
-{    
-    DBFHandle dbfh;
-    int        i, iRecord;
-    char    *pszFilename = NULL;
-    int        nWidth, nDecimals;
-    char    szTitle[12];
-    string filename = "f:\\testing\\shp_2_txt\\MA.dbf";
-
-    // open textfile and dbf handle
-    ofstream txt_file("out.txt");
-    dbfh = DBFOpen(filename.c_str(), "rb");
-
-    // check 
-    if (dbfh <= 0)
-    {
-        throw string("File " + 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();
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
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