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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Zoltan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks for this info.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I do have the old and new numbers in a spreadsheet format and will try that. Tim has kindly also provided a way of solving my problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>For the duplication of the plot numbers I will delete all the duplicates as I notice on the attribute window that this is a problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I am no expert in QGIS so value your advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'> Africa <africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Zoltan<br><b>Sent:</b> 03 June 2018 06:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> africa@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo Africa] FOSS4G 2018: The Geospatial Event of the Year !<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi John<br>You have not stated in what format you "have been issued with new plot numbers" - knowing this would help develop a strategy.<br>Judging by your QGIS Attribute manipulation question below, I'm guessing you might be more comfortable manipulating spreadsheets.<br>So, if as a sorted list (but note problem below), then this can be more of a spreadsheet problem than a GIS problem.<br><br>Export the attribute table as a spreadsheet (If in QGIS you now have it as a shape file, the dbf file can already be opened as a spreadsheet - but make a copy of it first :-) )<br>Sort the spreadsheet according to the old plot numbers and patch in the new plot numbers either "on top" or inserted as a new column.<br>There are then a number of ways you can attach your new numbers to your QGIS map, and label accordingly.<br><br>BUT (this is the problem)<br><br>After numerically sorting the old numbers, the duplicates will be together.<br>How will you know which of the duplicates (they will be spatially different) gets which of the new numbers?<br><br>So, reality is, if you want more useful help, let us know in what format the 'new' numbers were issued to you.<br><br>HTH,<br>Zoltan<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2018/06/03 14:45, John Bailey wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a residential layout in CAD format which I have exported to QGIS via a DXF copy of the plan.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The plan shows the boundaries of the plots and the plot numbers within each plot.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The plot numbers have been allocated by the Surveyor-General and have unfortuntely been duplicated. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have been issued with new plot numbers and want to introduce these onto the plan. There are about 2100 plot numbers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The attribute table in QGIS lists the plot numbers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How can I introduce a new field in the attribute table for the new plot numbers to enable these numbers to be shown on the layout plan.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alternatively once the old numbers are in numerical order in the attribute table, how can I replace the old numbers in the plot number field with the new numbers?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From here I will export the DXF from QGIS to CAD and update the layout plan.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any asiistance will be much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John Bailey<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=1366 height=768 style='width:14.2291in;height:8.0in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D3FBFB.7861BA30"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Africa mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Africa@lists.osgeo.org">Africa@lists.osgeo.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>You can UNSUBSCRIBE at <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/africa">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/africa</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>=============================================<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Zoltan Szecsei GPrGISc 0031<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Geograph (Pty) Ltd.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>GIS and Photogrammetric Services<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>P.O. 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