[OSGeo Africa] Unable to read or open previously saved QGIS projects

[Antony Cooper]

Dear Dr Mdoka

It is probably not a QGIS problem, but a file management problem.

As students, they probably use a different computer each time in the lab, and use files all over the place, on local discs, USB dives, LAN drives, etc.  Hence, the relative path names for the files being loaded by the project file will not always work.

The solution is that each student should understand exactly what files they are using and where they are, and ensure that they use their project files and data files consistently.

The student could also open the project file with a text editor and fix manually the <datasource> elements that have become broken.

Regards
Antony


>>> On 15 September 2016 at 15:58, in message
<CANF48kg3rqiOGPAptF6-faCjohCu7GcvkGX1noOiD6MzbATEbQ at mail.gmail.com>, Marshall
Mdoka <marshall.mdoka at monash.edu> wrote:
> Hi Sindile,
> 
> Windows 7
> 
> QGIS 1.8
> 
> Yes I have looked at the old responses. This has always happened to
> students in previous years too.
> 
> Some of the machines also do give the error of QGIS crashing and close down.
> 
> 
> 
> On 15 September 2016 at 15:42, Sindile Bidla <sindile.bidla at geoilocate.co.za 
>> wrote:
> 
>> What OS are you using?
>>
>> What version of QGIS?
>>
>> Are you able to provide an example of the specific QGIS project file?
>>
>> Also have a look at this link - http://gis.stackexchange.com/ 
>> questions/69308/how-to-handle-crashes-on-save-causing-
>> project-file-read-error-unexpected-end-o
>>
>> On 15/09/2016 15:25, Marshall Mdoka wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Quick question - What should one do if there are unable to reopen their
>> saved Quantum GIS project or the QGIS fails to read the saved project. A
>> number of my students always encounter errors or the machine crashes.
>>
>> Please advise.
>>
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> *Dr Marshall L. Mdoka*
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> Geography & Environmental Science
> 
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