ESRI shape representation

The ESRI shape representation is an industry standard format that is used in ESRI shape files. You can use the SE_AsShape() function to retrieve geometries from a table in shape format. You can insert shape format data into database tables by using the SE_GeomFromShape(), SE_PointFromShape(), SE_PolyFromShape(), and other similar functions. All functions are described in detail in Spatial functions.

These topics provide background information about the ESRI shape representation.