[Qgis-user] Time manager QGIS plugin

[Carlos Cerdán]

Hi Nurudien:

Maybe the key is in the last line of error message: "TypeError: must be
string, not QString"

I don't know about difference between String and QString, but if you do
what i did maybe it can works:

0. Make a copy from your shape set (if things go wrong)
1. Open the DBF file of your shape set with LibreOffice Calc (Look for
Libreoffice in google if you don have it)
2. Add a new field with a name of 10 caracters as maximum.
3. Add the dates in this field
4. Close and now open your QGIS and acces the shape file.

Don't change the order of files because your shape file can be dammaged. In
Calc you can add temporal fields to stablish order.

Good luck

Carlos



2014-02-21 3:00 GMT-05:00 Nurudien Dawood <dawoodn08 at gmail.com>:

> Thanks for the response carlos,
>
> I have tried on both versions of QGIS 1.8 and 2.0, using windows 7.
>
> i have attached screenshots of the error messages and the date format i
> have entered in time manager. i have created the date field and changed it
> to string and used the format in the shapefile as "dd.MM.yyyy" - same as in
> time manager, perhaps i am still overlooking an issue?
>
> Kind regards,
> Nurudien
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:36 PM, Carlos Cerdán <sig.upagu at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Nurudien
>>
>> Maybe it's better if you give more details, as the error message, your
>> operative system and version.
>>
>> When i changed field to "string" (copy to a new string filed), it was
>> fixed and Time Manager works fine. (Ubuntu 12.04 - QGIS 2.0)
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Carlos
>>
>>
>> 2014-02-20 15:59 GMT-05:00 Nurudien Dawood <dawoodn08 at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Hi i have just been trying to get to understand and use time manger
>>> plugin but i have been getting the same error message with regard to the
>>> supported formats.
>>>
>>> i have been looking at the forums in relation to the plugin and came
>>> across the forum where i have noted that you have had the same issue..hence
>>> me mailing you now. i hope its not a bother.
>>>
>>> i have also created a test shapefile and have had the same problem. i
>>> have changed the "date" fields to "string" as well and changed the "date
>>> format" in the time manager settings also and still getting the same error.
>>> i will really appreciate if you can provide me with a step by step as to
>>> solve this problem..
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>> N.Dawood
>>> South Africa
>>>
>>
>>
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