Download:
Click here to download Shape Viewer® 1.20 [36 KB].
Note: This software requires Visual Basic runtime files which are already exist in most of systems, If it doesn't run properly then you will need to download and install these files:
Click here to download Visual Basic runtime files [1,020 KB].

What is Shape Viewer®?
Shape Viewer® is a free tool, which you can use to view ESRI® Shape files.
Shape Viewer® can open (.shp) files that contain the geometry information of the shape file.
With Shape Viewer® you can also create new (.shx) file, and new empty (.dbf) file for your shape file.

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Why Shape Viewer®?
If you have hundreds of shape files, and you want to view their contents rapidly, and you don't want to open each shapefile in heavy software like ArcView or ArcGIS, then Shape Viewer® will be your choice.
Shape Viewer® is a free and light viewer, which can be used to browse and view the shapefiles easily.
If your (.dbf or .shx) files are missing or corrupted, then you can use Shape Viewer® to generate new ones, so that you will not lose your spatial data.
You can associate (.shp) file type with Shape Viewer®, so that you can open any (.shp) file in Shape Viewer® by double-click the file in Windows Explorer.

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Requirements:
Shape Viewer® was created by Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (service pack 5.0).
It requires Microsoft Windows 95 or later.
Shape Viewer® doesn't use any third-party component to read the shape file contents, Instead, It reads the native structure of shape file which is described Here.

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Snapshots:

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Versions history:
Version 1.20 (July 2005):

• Exporting coordinates to MS Excel format.
• Fixing a bug in creating the shx file.
• Popup menu contains map navigation commands.

Version 1.10 (April 2005):

• New map navigation toolbar.
• Window can be resized.
• Polygons in the map are filled with color.

Vesrion 1.01 (October 2004).

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Source code:
Source code of Shape Viewer® is avaliable for sale. For more information please send an e-mail to: mhmdh@maktoob.com

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Support Shape Viewer:
If you like Shape Viewer and like to support it, then you may purchase one book from my wish list at Amazon.

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