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 DLLs and Libraries

Related Formats

Platforms

Win32, x64.

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