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Is there MITAB Writer support for Korean Language?

  • May 31, 2013
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jaslee
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Hi,

 

I have a workflow which outputs MITAB in several languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese  and Chinese Simplified. These come out fine when I check them in MapInfo using the Microsoft AppLocale tool.

 

 

Now I want to add Korean to the workflow but I can't find any option in the MITAB writer Character Encoding list for this language. Could anyone help confirm this is a limitation?

 

 

Thanks,

 

Jason
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    takashi
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    • takashiCelebrity
    • May 31, 2013
    Hi Jason,

     

     

    unfortunately, the MapInfo TAB writer seems not to support Korean encoding - CP949. FME Readers and Writers (formats supported by FME 2013 SP1) > MapInfo TAB Reader/Writer > Writer Overview > ENCODING

     

    Takashi
    Why not inspect features with Visual/Data Preview and Feature/Record Information before writing them into a destination dataset?
    david_r
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    • david_rCelebrity
    • May 31, 2013
    Hi,

     

     

    I will add to Takashi's answer that this seems to be a limitation of MapInfo and their APIs and not the fault of FME.

     

     

    It seems MapInfo 10 has very limited support for Unicode (if at all).

     

     

    David
    jaslee
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    • jasleeParticipant
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    • May 31, 2013
    Hi,

     

    Thanks guys. I'm pretty sure MapInfo does supports Korean language, as Takashi mentions CP494 (rather than the more convenient Unicode), but it's a shame there is no direct encoding option in FME's MITAB Reader/Writer.

     

     

    I think I have a workaround - to output to Shapefile in UTF-8 first then use MI's Universal Translator tool to convert to MITAB with the CP494 encoding.

     

     

    Jason

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