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I have an AutoCAD file that I want to convert to Shapfile to appear in a map by API for JavaScript in .net. What do I do?

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do you have ArcGIS desktop? – Mapperz♦ Feb 16 at 20:16
yes i have arcgis destop – eman Feb 17 at 18:20
load AutoCAD file into are map and right click >export to shapefile. – Mapperz♦ Feb 18 at 4:16
ok but i wnat to make convert by code api for javascript that i make project by asp.net and with use this part in it – eman Feb 18 at 19:13
You'll need a custom geoprocessing task on the server side to convert the AutoCAD file to a shapefile. From there, you could probably look here to make that shapefile appear on your map. – raykendo Mar 19 at 15:15
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I just found this free online converter to translate an AutoCAD file (in DXF or DWG format) to a shapefile on the web.

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i try this link with my autocad file and export zip file with .shp but when open it in arcmap get error – eman Feb 17 at 18:21
What was the error message? If you have ArcGIS for Desktop then have you tried CAD To Geodatabase followed by Feature Class To Feature Class? – PolyGeo Feb 17 at 21:41
i have error when open .shp "error opening feature class" and i want to convert coding by api . my project asp.net – eman Feb 18 at 19:12

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