Re: New Icons
I have used SHPEdit so many times and for so long I don't even think about it being in the least bit difficult anymore. I helped Fred work some of the last bugs out of it.
However, the number one thing that trips up newbies using this is forgetting that AFTER you make the first addition to a file that you MUST ( must , must...... NO forgetting allowed ) S*T*O*P and go no further then load the file BIGNEW.SHP before doing ANYTHING else and THEN you can continue on and then, once you are done you must MANUALLY go into the SHP folder.....DELETE the old file ( lets call it Icon0034.shp for this example ) then RENAME BigNew.SHP to the file you originally started editing ( in this case it's Icon0034.shp )
Once you remember that it's BIGNEW.SHP that is your working SHP file and you must open that after your first edit ( your first edit CREATES Bignew.shp ) you're well on your way to understanding and using SHPEdit. The last thing to remember is to delete that old file when you are done ( or rename it......I recommend renaming it just in case something goes wrong ) and then RENAMING Bignew.shp to that original SHP files name
Don
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