[Qgis-user] File -> Project Properties... -> General -> Save absolute paths=No

[Micha Silver]

Greg Coats wrote:
> Qgis version 1.3.0 Mimas, for Mac OS X 10.6, downloaded 
> from http://www.kyngchaos.com/
>
> I have done Save Project As... with Save absolute paths=No, meaning 
> Save relative paths=Yes, several dozen times, but EVERY time when Qgis 
> restarts with these relative paths in the project file, then it is 
> unable to find ANY of the layers.
>
> When I set Qgis -> File -> Project Properties... -> General -> Save 
> absolute paths=Yes, Save Project As..., quit Qgis, and then restart 
> Qgis with the project file that has absolute paths, then all layers 
> start up fine, all of the time.
>
> The paths are saved relative to what directory?
If I understand correctly, the paths are from the directory where the 
qps is saved, but *only below* that directory. So for this to work, you 
have to have all your data layers *beneath* the directory where the 
project file is saved.
Here's the bug ticket on that issue:
http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1864
> Is failure to start up from a project file that has relative paths 
> a known issue with Qgis 1.3.0?
> If yes, does Qgis 1.4.0 eliminate this failure to start up from a 
> project saved with relative paths?
> Greg
>
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