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Open SHP on Windows OS

• Locate SHP file in Windows Explorer and right-click on it.
• Look for the "Open with" menu option in the popup menu. If you open this menu you will see list of the applications which can open SHP file.
• If there are no programs which can open the SHP file are installed you will see "Open with..." button in the popup menu. Click on it.
• Dialog will open with Windows OS suggestion about what application can open SHP file.
• If you do not see the application which correctly matches the file try to search the internet for one of the apps mentioned above or look for technical file description below. Each description have "Application name" in it which can open the SHP file.
• If "Application name" is missing look for the "Windows Object" and "Executable command" fields because they typically contain application which can open SHP file.

Open .shp File and DWGTrueViewShapeSource.

File Extension	.shp
Description	DWG TrueView Shape Source
Sample File Name	[Sample File].shp
Windows Object	DWGTrueViewShapeSource
Executable Command To Open .shp File	C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe "%1"
Mime Type
Links	How to open SHP File instructions on extensionfile.net Placing it here to fix Firefox 2.0 layout links