MapInfo Interchange File Format (MIF)

MapInfo Interchange File format is a vector file format which is produced by MapInfo Corporation. It is an ASCII text file that fully describes the contents of a MapInfo table (the graphical component of map interchange data) which is stored in a corresponding MID file.

This file format is not supported in the Imaging Pro toolkits. Read and write support for this format is provided in the Document and Medical Imaging toolkits.

The default extension used by this format is: MIF.

This file format is supported by the TatukGIS Viewer and by FME (from Safe Corporation).

LEAD supports versions 1, 2, 300, and 450 of this format.

This file format supports layers, grouping objects, and embedded raster objects.

File constants associated with this file format are:

Constant

Read Support

Write Support

Description

FILE_MIF

Yes

Yes

[335] MapInfo Interchange File.

The following table indicates which objects LEAD can load and which objects it can save:

Object:

Load:

Save:

Arc

Supported

Supported

Line

Supported

Supported

Point

Supported

Supported

Polyline

Supported

Supported

Rectangle

Supported

Supported

Region

Supported

Supported

Rounded Rectangle

Supported

Supported

Text

Supported

Supported

For more information about this file format, refer to Map Info.

Required DLL: LFMIF. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Related Formats: WMZ - Compressed Windows Metafile Format, CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile, CMX - Corel Presentation Exchange Format, DGN - Intergraph Format, DRW - Micrografx Designer DRaWing, DWF - DWF Format, DWG - DWG Format, DXF - Drawing Interchange Format, GBR - Gerber Format, VEC - LEADTOOLS Vector Dump Format, PCL - Printer Command Language Format, PCT - Macintosh Pict Format, PLT - PLT / HPGL Format, SHP - ESRI Shape Format, SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics Format, NAP - NAPLPS Format, WMF/EMF - Windows Metafile Formats, WPG/VWPG - WordPerfect Graphics Format, E00 - ArcInfo Interchange File Format

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