[Qgis-user] GDAL utf-8 workaround

[S. Koukoulas (lists)]

many thanks for trying André,
I remember that in the past this wasn't an issue. Anyway,  changing
version in the lab in the middle of a semester is not an option for me.
It is good to know where the problem lies and I guess  we can work with
the workarounds for the time being.
best wishes,
sotiris


On 11/02/2012 02:14 PM, Andre Joost wrote:
> Am 02.11.12 12:37, schrieb S. Koukoulas (lists):
>
>>
>> As an example  try dowloading the SHP file from
>> http://geodata.gov.gr/geodata/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=16&sobi2Id=21&Itemid=
>>
>> and see whether you can read the greek names (nomoi_okhe.shp)
>
> OK, tried it, and got it working, with qgis master.
>
> In Settings -> Options -> General, there is a checkbox
> [] Ignore shapefile encoding
>
> With this option shapefile encoding is done the same way as in Qgis
> 1.7.4, that is leaving it to qgis and not gdal.
>
> So you have to stick to the old version, use master or wait until Qgis
> 2.0, when this option will be available in a stable version.
>
> Greetings,
> André Joost
>
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