| Using Spatial Data with SAS/GIS Software |
To import spatial data in Drawing Interchange
File (DXF) format by using the GIS Spatial Data Importing window:
- Select DXF by using the Import Type pull-down
control.
The title of the filename field in the Input area changes
to DXF filename.
- Specify the path to the desired DXF file, either
by typing the path in the filename field or by using the pull-out control
to display an Open window, and then by selecting the file from that window.
SAS/GIS allocates the SAS fileref DXFIN to the import
path that you specified in the filename field. If you allocate the fileref
DXFIN to the desired file before beginning the import process, the filename
and path appear in the filename field automatically.
- Modify the destination information for the catalog
and the spatial data sets, if needed.
- Modify the default layers and composites, if needed.
See Common Importing Procedures
for more information.
- Select [Import] to import the data.
When the import process is complete, a message is displayed in the window
message bar to indicate whether the import was successful. You can proceed
with another import or close the window to display the newly imported map.
Copyright 1999 by SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA. All rights reserved.
