Specify file prj on import without being prompted

MorganRS

I'm trying to decipher the GM scripting language reference doc on how to specify a projection for a file that does not have a prj file. The scripting reference page gives no example on the correct format. I'm trying this:

GLOBAL_MAPPER_SCRIPT VERSION=1.00

IMPORT FILENAME="G:\Products\Garmin\Premium\OK\OK_TRANSPORTATION.MP" EPSG:4326
since the reference doc only states :

• EPSG Code - the value is an EPSG code, either just the raw code, or a code with EPSG: in front of it, like 'EPSG:4326'

and has no examples.

Ice Age Mark

Hello,

The best way to do it is to use DEFINE_PROJ and END_DEFINE_PROJ to define your import projection 'before' your import.  You give it a name (or it already has one), and then specify it using that name in your import command.  Then it's in the script for any import to find just by calling it's name.  Like:

GLOBAL_MAPPER_SCRIPT VERSION=1.00

DEFINE_PROJ PROJ_NAME="GEO_WGS84"

Projection     GEOGRAPHIC

Datum          WGS84

Zunits         NO

Units          DD

Xshift         0.000000

Yshift         0.000000

Parameters

0 0 0.000 /* longitude of center of projection

END_DEFINE_PROJ

IMPORT FILENAME="G:\Products\Garmin\Premium\OK\OK_TRANSPORTATION.MP" PROJ_NAME="GEO_WGS84"

The example above should be good for EPSG 4326

Hope that helps,

Mark

MorganRS

Perfect! Thank you Mark. I was trying the DEFINE_PROJ command but wasn't putting it the correct place I guess.