IMPORT LINES Statement

This statement converts GIS-formatted line data to GBFS data.

Alchemy

IMPORT LINES [gbfs1 = %col1] FROM "path\src_file" WHERE condition;

gbfsX	One or more GBFS columns. See the 'Columns Names' section below for a list of appropriate GBFS columns.
colX	An expression referencing one or more GIS columns in src_table. This column will be converted to GBFS data.
path\src_file	Specifies the path and file containing the GIS shapefile data.
condition	A logic expression that is satisfied by a subset of the data in path\src_file. This expression, along with the WHERE keyword, is optional.

The following GBFS columns are available for population through the Alchemy IMPORT LINES command.

Column	Description	Type	Length	Values
LABEL	The label assigned to this line data. This label may be rendered by GeoBase on a map.	Text	Variable
LANG	Language code: the language associated with this line. Only languages officially recognized by a country can be used to name the line.	Text	3	ENG: English FRE: French SPA: Spanish complete list
TYPE	The type of this line. The TYPE field is used by GeoBase to correctly color and render the feature on a map. See 'Line Types' table below.	Numeric	1	0-3

This table shows the different line types. The TYPE field of the line should contain one of the type values listed below.