<div dir="ltr">I don't think having three steps is a bad thing per se. To me the workflow is a lot clearer, expandable, and fixable. This function doesn't belong in the add layer dialogs because it's not their purpose. What happens if I wanted to append a shape file to a MS SQL layer? This is why I think it should be a higher level function that just take two layers and a field mapping and runs though layer1 and appends to layer2<div>
<br></div><div>- Nathan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Denis Rouzaud <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:denis.rouzaud@gmail.com" target="_blank">denis.rouzaud@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi Nathan,<br>
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I understand your point.<br>
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But this would require more steps: add the layer to the project,
copy the features (with field mapping) and remove the layer.<br>
I see a main usage of appending to an existing layer in the import
of GPS points for example. So mainly csv files. <br>
It's true that there could be a great interest for shape files.<br>
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The point is that I can use the existing header of the table in the
demilited text UI to do the field mapping. So, it should not be a
great effort to do so.<br>
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It's clear that there is no a great cohesion with all these add
layers dialogs and I don't want to add more confusion to this.<br>
But is there any plan to improve this?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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<div>On 09/27/2013 01:43 PM, Nathan Woodrow
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<div dir="ltr">I think a general higher level Append Features to
Layer feature would be much better. This way it would work with
any layer opened in QGIS.
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Being able to supply a layer to layer mapping would be even
better in case the fields don't match.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 9:34 PM, Denis
Rouzaud <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:denis.rouzaud@gmail.com" target="_blank">denis.rouzaud@gmail.com</a>></span>
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I have the intention to add the possibility of importing
features from a CSV into an existing layer.<br>
My idea is to use the existing dialog "Create a layer from a
delimited text file" and to add the choice "create a layer"
or "append to an existing layer".<br>
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First of all, is anyone already doing something similar?<br>
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Second, if anyone already thought about this and has some
ideas to share, they're welcome!<br>
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Cheers,<br>
<br>
Denis<br>
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