Import MIF

Instructions for use

The MIF file (*.mif) is an intermediate exchange file used by MapInfo for data exchange. When you open a map table in MapInfo and export it in *.mif format, MapInfo generates two files (*.mif and *.mid). The *.mif file stores the table structure and geometry of objects in MapInfo, including style information such as symbol style and fill mode. This tool is used to import MIF files as simple datasets or CAD datasets.

Parameter description

Parameter Name	Parameter Interpretation	Parameter Type
Select File	Input the data path information to be imported.	String
Character Set	Select the character set type of the file to be imported, with ASCII as the default.	Charset
Result Datasource	Specify the datasource where the result dataset is stored.	Datasource
Result Dataset	The specified resulting dataset name.	String
Group	Supports importing data into a specified group. If no group is selected, the data is imported under the datasource.	String
Encode Type	The encoding type of the dataset to be generated.	EncodeType
Import Schema	Set the import mode when a dataset with the same name exists.	ImportMode
Dataset Type	Select the type of dataset after import. Supports importing as CAD dataset or simple dataset, with simple dataset as the default.	Boolean
Create Spatial Index	Set whether to create a spatial index for the imported dataset, which is checked by default. If checked, a spatial index will be created for the dataset according to the supported index types, improving the efficiency of spatial queries and data access.	Boolean
Import Attributes	Used to set whether you want to import attribute information, which is checked by default. If checked, it means importing attributes along with spatial data; otherwise, only geometry is imported without attributes.	Boolean

Output Result

Parameter Name	Parameter Interpretation	Parameter Type
Result Dataset	Result dataset	DatasetVector