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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our marine data training program (<A
href="http://www.oceanteacher.org">www.oceanteacher.org</A>) tries to avoid
necessary use of commercial software, and so far we've been able to stay nearly
ESRI-free. But the one Arc tool that we still find necessary is the clip
function that cuts a shapefile down to the borders defined by a second
shapefile. In our case, the second shapefile is almost always a simple
rectangular box (area of interest).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anybody know a free, stand-alone program
(hopefully a binary executable) that can do this also?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance for any help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Murray Brown</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>UNESCO-IOC Marine Data Mgt. Training
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