Re: PostgreSQL and AutoCad

On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 08:57 -0600, Josh Tolley wrote:
> On 10/24/07, Bob Pawley <rjpawley@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > Is there any way of converting text from an AutoCad (.dwg ot .dxf) file into
> > a PostgreSQL  Database??
> >
> > Bob Pawley
>
> I know nothing of AutoCad, but your message has been sitting for a
> while without response, so I'll throw out the suggestion that you
> probably want AutoCad to export the text to some more common format
> (like a ASCII or UTF8 file or some such) and import that.
>

Stupid list!
I guess my response went directly to the poster instead of the list.

DXF is Text that can be parsed if I remember correctly.

Look it up on Wikipedia, it has some info, but there are AutoDesk
manuals that detail the format.