f the shapefile.</dd>
<dt><a name="label-25" id="label-25"><code>shapefile.shape_type</code></a></dt><!-- RDLabel: "shapefile.shape_type" -->
<dd>
returns the type of shape by Symbol.</dd>
<dt><a name="label-26" id="label-26"><code>shapefile.size</code></a></dt><!-- RDLabel: "shapefile.size" -->
<dd>
returns the number of records (or shapes) in the shapefile.
<a name="footmark-1" id="footmark-1" href="#foottext-1"><sup><small>*1</small></sup></a></dd>
<dt><a name="label-27" id="label-27"><code>shapefile.wri