Selecting a Spatial Database Type

A spatial database is selected from the Overlay Types dialog, Databases tab:

To display the Overlay Types dialog either:

• Click on Overlays [Home-Map] or, with focus in the Map Window, press function key F2. Go to the Overlays dialog General tab and click the Overlay button:
  
  
  
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• In the Maps Control Bar select the Add Overlay... local command:
  
  

Select the required database type from the Overlay Types dialog and click Next.

The Connection dialog for the selected database type will now be displayed.

Available Database Types

The database types available from Overlay Types dialog, Databases tab are:

Microsoft SQL Server Spatial Dataset

PostGIS

PostGIS Raster

Oracle Spatial

Oracle Network Model

Oracle GeoRaster

Cadcorp View Geometry - see below

Cadcorp View Points - see below

Esri ArcSDE

Esri File Geodatabase

See Overlay Types - Databases for an overview of these database types.

The Cadcorp View Geometry and Cadcorp View Points overlay types will display further database types:

Cadcorp View Geometry offers the following database types:

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Oracle

File-based database

ActiveX Data Objects

ODBC Data Source

See Cadcorp View Geometry for an overview of these database types.

Cadcorp View Points offers the following database types:

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Oracle

File-based database

ActiveX Data Objects

ODBC Data Source

Comma Separated File

See Cadcorp View Points for an overview of these database types.

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