gis coordinate system

i am trying to export some polylines as shp files. i am able to export the
shp but it has no coodinate system assigned. ie when someone plugs the shp
files into arcmap the shp files have no coordinate file.
when and where do i assign the coodinate system??
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shp but it has no coodinate system assigned. ie when someone plugs the shp
files into arcmap the shp files have no coordinate file.
when and where do i assign the coodinate system??
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