HOW TO
ARCSHAPE does not support the conversion of annotation because there is not a shape type for annotation. Instructions provided describe how to convert the features in a coverage annotation subclass to a polyline shapefile.For more information on supported shape types, see the link to 'Esri Shapefile Technical Description' in the Related Information section below.
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The Esri ArcScripts page also has AMLs for converting an annotation subclass to coverage point or line features. Click the link to ArcScripts in the Related Information section and do a keyword search for anno. After performing that conversion, the point or line coverage can be converted to a shapefile with the ARCSHAPE command.
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