> > Hello all... > > I'm wondering if there's a way to set the properties of shape > files, i.e. line style, polygon fill type etc., so that they will > stick. So that when opening each .shp they will be the same no > matter what, and WITHOUT opening an .APR. >
No. Unfortunately shapefiles use a very simple format that makes no provision for storing formatting information. See the ESRI shapefile specification for more at http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf
Cheers,
Dimitri
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