FAQ: Why Does ArcToolBox's MIF to Shapefile Tool Create a New Column in the Shapefile?

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The MIF to Shape tool adds an item named [shape_file]_ID to the shapefile attribute table. This new item contains a record pointer back to the .MID file. The MID stores the MapInfo interchange file's tabular data. If the shape is converted to a coverage, this field is used as the coverage ID field.

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