julia v0.6

DBaseReader

Reads a .dbf file into a Dict of DataArrays.

Written in pure Julia; only package dependency is DataArrays. File import speed is roughly on par with the DataFrames package's readtable function applied to an equivalent csv.

Example Use

using DBaseReader

d = readdbf("path/to/file.dbf")

Known Issues

• Numeric ('N'), Character ('C'), Date ('D'), and Logical ('L') field types are the only ones supported. Logical type is untested.
• Might not correctly import dbfs written with QGIS. There can apparently be some quirks of data termination in those files, but I don't have any specimens.
• Does not respect the delete flag that may be present on a record. Right now, if it appears in the file, it shows up in the returned data.
• Does not attempt to detect ESRI's signal value(s) for "no data": < -10^38 (Unclear from https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf whether this signal value applies to all pieces of a shapefile, or only the .shp itself.)

To Do

• Test 'L' (logical) field type against appropriate shapefile.
• Sort out the (alleged) QGIS quirks
• ?Respect delete flag?
• ?Add a companion DBaseWriter module?