NAME

       csv2shp - converts a character delimited file to a ESRI shapefile

       ##SYNOPSIS csv2shp csv_filename delimiter_character shp_filename

               fprintf(stderr,
                       "csv2shp csv_filename delimiter_character shp_filename\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "   csv_filename\n");
               fprintf(stderr,
                       "     columns named longitude and latitude must exist\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "   delimiter_character\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "     one character only\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "   shp_filename\n");
               fprintf(stderr, "     base name, do not give the extension\n");
               return EXIT_FAILURE;

       ##DESCRIPTION This program operates on single points only (not polygons or lines).

       The  input file may be a .csv file (comma separated values) or tab-separated values, or it
       may be separated by any other character. The first row must contain  column  names.  There
       must be each a column named longitude and latitude in the input file.

       The  .csv  parser  does  not  understand  text delimiters (e.g. quotation mark). It parses
       fields only by the given field delimiter (e.g. comma or tab). The  program  has  not  been
       tested with null values, and in this case, the behavior is undefined. The program will not
       accept lines with a trailing delimiter character.

       All columns (including longitude and latitude) in the input file are exported to the  .dbf
       file.

       The program attempts to find the best type (integer, decimal, string) and smallest size of
       the fields necessary for the .dbf file.

       ##OPTIONS

       csv_filename
              columns named longitude and latitude must exist

       delimiter_character
              one character only

       shp_filename
              base name, do not give the extension

                                           August 2024                                 CSV2SHP(1)