[Qgis-user] How to specify fields to export from QGIS?

[Ryan Dalton]

I've cross-posted this to
http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/72620/how-to-specify-fields-to-export-from-qgisso
you can get more details if so inclined.

My basic question is this:  Is there a way to specify which fields to
export to a spatial layer (ie- shapefile) when you right-click the layer
and choose "Save As"?

I would have expected hidden fields would not export, but that is not the
case.  I tried putting code in the "Layer" box of the "Save As" dialog with
no success.  I simply cannot figure out a way to include only a select
group of fields to my output layer.

My sample (command line) ogr2ogr code that does work is:
ogr2ogr -f "ESRI Shapefile" test.shp city.shp -sql "select name from city"

but using any combination (that I can think of) of the SQL flag in the QGIS
Layer box has had no effect.  How can I get around this issue without
deleting the fields manually after export?
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