[Qgis-user] Newbie - QGIS won't recongize shp files, comp turns shp files into pdfs
Etienne Tourigny
etourigny.dev at gmail.com
Mon Jan 6 10:16:54 PST 2014
make sure you extract ALL the files from the zip file to some folder, like
Alexandre said you also need the .dbf and .shx files.
cheers
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Matt_Klick <matthew.klick at gmail.com> wrote:
> Understood Anita, thank you.
>
> I am just providing a description here. Let me know if you prefer a
> recording, but overall these are just the basic initial steps that are
> stymieing me:
>
> 1) I've download 64 byte QGIS 2.0.1 - no problems.
> 2) I then separately go here: http://www.diva-gis.org/gdata , and
> download the "administrative areas" zip file from under the Tunisia option
> (though, again, I did try other countries to test after running into said
> problems). The zip (attached) includes files for different admin levels,
> but also all the files for adm1 that I require.
> 3) I have done several things at this point - from going directly to the
> TUN_adm1.shp and trying to "open as", to most recently opening up QGIS
> first, selecting "add vector layer" and then going to the specific .shp
> file (TUN_adm.shp). I have also pulled that file out of the zip and put it
> by itself on the desktop and then tried to open through the 'add vector
> layer' button.
> 4) On these last attempts, the shp file has now assumed the "QGIS" icon
> (whereas before, when trying to "open as", it either converted it to a pdf,
> or asked for additional software to open a NirCmd file (nirsoft.net)) --
> a puzzle I never solved, but seemed on the wrong track anyway).
> 5) Alas, I can browse, select the TUN_adm1 file, then "open," but always
> get the following message for 3 seconds before it disappears:
>
> Invalid Data Source: C:\Users\Matt Klick\Desktop\TUN_adm1.shp is not a
> valid or recognized data source
>
> BUT....I think i might have just got the right sequence...will update....
>
> Thank you for your help and patience,
>
> MK
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Anita Graser [via OSGeo.org] <[hidden
> email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5096595&i=0>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Matthew,
>>
>> Please provide a step-by-step description of what you are doing to
>> starting from downloading the file or record a screencast
>> (http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screen_recorder). It's really hard to
>>
>> guess what's going wrong without details.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Anita
>>
>>
>> Am 06.01.2014, 17:37 Uhr, schrieb Matt_Klick <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5096589&i=0>>:
>>
>>
>> > Thank you both Frank and Alexandre,
>> >
>> > It is appreciated.
>> >
>> > I'm afraid I am using both the add vector layer, and have the complete
>>
>> > set
>> > of files downloaded, and still no luck -- and now on several computers
>>
>> > and
>> > having reinstalled QGIS, and having re-downloaded files, a half dozen
>> > times
>> > at least.
>> >
>> > I have only been using files downloaded from DIVA-GIS though, so
>> perhaps
>> > I
>> > will try getting fields from somewhere else.
>> >
>> > Best, M
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:26 AM, Sr. Neto [via OSGeo.org] <
>> > [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5096589&i=1>>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Also, confirm that you have the complete set of files of shapefile.
>> >>
>> >> You must have (at least) a .SHP, a .SHX and a .DBF with the same name.
>> >>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >>
>> >> Alexandre Neto
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 6:00 AM, Frank Sokolic <[hidden
>> >> email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5096521&i=0>
>> >> > wrote:
>>
>> >>
>> >>> Hi Matt,
>> >>>
>> >>> Are you using the "Add Vector Layer" command to open the shapefiles?
>> If
>> >>> not, go to the "Layer" menu and select the "Add Vector Layer"
>> command.
>> >>> You
>> >>> can then choose "Browse" to look for the shapefile you want to load.
>> >>>
>> >>> Regards, Frank.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On 06/01/2014 06:57, Matt_Klick wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> No luck on this yet, but thank you for your suggestion. On another
>> >>>> computer, I still cannot upload shp files - instead changing them to
>> >>>> nursoft (??) files. In any event, I cannot yet open a shp file using
>> >>>> QGIS.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Akinyemi Bojerenu [via OSGeo.org]
>> >>>> <[hidden email] </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5096495&i=0>>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hi,
>> >>>> Please extract the contents of the zip file first into a
>> >>>> destination
>> >>>> folder of choice.
>> >>>> When opening a shapefile, navigate to your folder to select the
>> >>>> shapefile(s).
>> >>>> Hope this helps..
>> >>>> Yemi
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Jan 4, 2014 9:13 AM, "Matt_Klick" <[hidden email]
>> >>>> <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5096323&i=0>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'm very new to any GIS type platforms, so please forgive
>> the
>> >>>> ignorance on
>> >>>> display here (and I did search for answers to this
>> elsewhere).
>> >>>> I've
>> >>>> downloaded QGIS 2.0.1. I separately downloaded Tunisia
>> >>>> administrative data
>> >>>> from DIVA-GIS. When I open QGIS, it does not find the .zip
>> >>>> file,
>> >>>> nor any of
>> >>>> the shp files. In my efforts to correct, I managed to
>> convert
>> >>>> shp files into
>> >>>> pdfs. Even though I've re-installed QGIS, and deleted and
>> >>>> re-downloaded
>> >>>> Tunisia files, shp files are once again pdfs, and QGIS
>> cannot
>> >>>> "see" any shp
>> >>>> files. Any advice, or thoughts on what I'm doing wrong,
>> >>>> greatly
>> >>>> appreciated.
>> >>>> -MK
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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