[wellylug] Arcview.mxd

[Peter Bray]

On Thursday 02 Oct 2003 9:36 pm, Tony Booth wrote:
> From this page: http://wagda.lib.washington.edu/help/faq.html
>
> "When saving a project in ArcView or ArcMap, an *.apr (in ArcView) or .mxd
> (in ArcMap) file is saved to your computer's hard drive. *.Apr and .mxd
> files are a kind of script, telling the program what files to open and
> where they are, what extensions to load, and how to display your view. When
> you move an *.apr or .mxd file from its original directory, the program
> will no longer know where to find your data, and will prompt you for each
> file you're using. If you think you're going to be moving your project
> around a lot, you can save all your data and your project file to a Zip
> disk; then, when you move to a new computer outside of your lab, everything
> you need is in one place. NOTE: You cannot simply save your *.apr or .mxd
> file to a disk without the associated data, bring the disk to the library,
> and have your project open - everything used in the project is needed,
> including all themes and images, etc."
>
> Assuming this info is correct, do you have the associated data?
>
> Googling a bit, it seems that Arc users can save the files as E00 format,
> or some native raster format, which can then be converted using various
> utilities, or even imported into GRASS directly.
>

Thanks  everyone for the support an info, I´ve passed this hot potato back to 
Forest Research and asked for the hardcopy.
Paper still has its uses, whether I receive it before my reports due is 
another matter.

Peter