[Qgis-user] Is there a limit of loaded files in QGis 1.8 ?

[Andre Joost]

Am 19.07.12 10:09, schrieb Giovanni Manghi:
> On Thu, 2012-07-19 at 09:15 +0200, Germán Carrillo wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> indeed, it is an operating system (OS) restriction. In my GNU/Linux
>> the limit is 1024 by default, but you are able to change it. You would
>> need to search how to change it on your OS. See [1].
>
> yes, it is a OS limit and remember also that when opening a shapefile
> you are opening at least 3 files...
>


For vector files, a sqlite or postgis database should be worth considering.

Could it be helpful to use VRT for Raster files?

Greetings,
André Joost