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Decompile SHX files?


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I can't seem to locate a tool to decompile SHX files. The express tool DUMPSHX doesn't seem to exist in C3D 2011 and I have not been able to find the SHX2SHP.exe tool I have read about. :(

 

Specifically, what I am wanting to do is merge several shx (shape, not font) files into a single one. I have a few with the same name but different contents and I want to correct that.

 

Anyone know of a way to do this?

 

Thanks

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The programme to decompile SHX files (dumpshx.exe) always used to be run from the OS command line, and not in AutoCAD.

 

Have a look for the executable programme in the support folder. I would be saddened if they had taken away such a useful tool :cry:

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Well, to add further to this - the DUMPSHX.exe returns a windows error and will not run.:(

 

It was probably written to run in DOS. Is your OS too far updated?

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Ok now I have a new issue with this. I have decompiled "ltypeshp.shx", but I cannot get the COMPILE command to reverse the process (I have made no changes to the shp that was created). I get the following error:

 

Command: COMPILE

Compiling shape/font description file

Bad shape definition at line 10 of Y:\2010\709 Lucerne

Cayucos\dwg\civil\LTYPESHP.shp:

Invalid octant spec 3C

 

This is the first 10 lines of the shp:

 

*130,6,TRACK1
014,2,01c,1,01c,0
*131,3,ZIG
012,01e,0
*132,6,BOX
014,020,02c,028,014,0
*133,4,CIRC1
10,(1,-64),0
*134,6,BAT
025,10,(2,-60),02b,0

 

Does anyone know what the error code means exactly and how to correct it?

 

Thanks again

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I don't know how to correct your fault, but I did a bit of ferreting in the support folder, and found that I had ltypeshp.shp already as well as the ltypeshp.shx.

 

;;;
; (C) Copyright 1997 by Autodesk, Inc.
;;;  ltypeshp.SHP - shapes for complex linetypes
;;;

*130,6,TRACK1
014,002,01C,001,01C,0

*131,3,ZIG
012,01E,0

*132,6,BOX
014,020,02C,028,014,0

*133,4,CIRC1
10,1,-040,0

*134,6,BAT
025,10,2,-044,02B,0

 

It looks a bit different to yours.

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