Greetings List,
I have come across a web site that has some very useful
utilities for importing / exporting KML files to variours formats (as well as
other GIS related tools)
There are two tools in particular KML2SHP &
SHP2KML that allow you to import /export KML files to / from Shape
files.
I have used these two tools to successfully import KML
files into Mapinfo and export Mapinfo layers to KML using the following
methods
Steps used to import KML file to Mapinfo
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1) Download and run KML2SHP.exe from above
site
2) Open KML file
3) Select Export SHP option from menubar and fill out and
accept the resultant dialog
4) Open the SHP file in Mapinfo using *.shp file type
option
Steps used to export Mapinfo files to
KML
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1) Convert requiured Mapinfo layer to SHP file using
Universal Translator
2) Download and run SHP2KML.exe from above site and
follow prompts
There is also an online form at the same site http://www.zonums.com/online/kml2x.html that allows you
to convert KML directly to TAB files (and other formats) but I have not been
able to get it to work. If anybody has success with this method please let me
know.
Regards
Peter