Label: "shapefile.maxbound" -->
<dd>
returns the maximum values for x, y, m, z coordinates.
Note: the order is M then Z, not Z then M.</dd>
<dt><a name="label-22" id="label-22"><code>shapefile.minbound</code></a></dt><!-- RDLabel: "shapefile.minbound" -->
<dd>
returns the minimum values for x, y, m, z coordinates.</dd>
<dt><a name="label-23" id="label-23"><code>shapefile.read <var>rec</var> = -<var>1</var></code></a></dt><!-- RDLabel: "shapefile.read rec = -1" -->
<dd>
reads the shape/record <var>rec</var> 