Converting Autocad & Mapinfo file to shape file (*.shp)

Does Anyone know how to convert from Autocad file and Mapinfo file into shapefile (*.shp)
thank you for your response
Answer #1
you have to inport it to ArcView and then convert it to shape file
Answer #2
The mapinfo could be convert by its utility called universal conversion.
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