[Qgis-user] Newbie - QGIS won't recongize shp files, comp turns shp files into pdfs
Matt_Klick
matthew.klick at gmail.com
Mon Jan 6 12:57:48 PST 2014
Great,
Thank you! I got it to work -- indeed from just navigating directly to the
zip file from the 'add vector layer'. Though I will try your recommended
pathway next.
Thank you again everyone for what I'm sure seems like a remarkably easy
fix, but which was driving me bananas!
Best,
MK
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Saulteau Don [via OSGeo.org] <
ml-node+s1560n5096607h54 at n6.nabble.com> wrote:
> That file opened fine for me (Tunisia Admin Boundaries) in qgis.
>
> Here's what I did.
> 1.) Download that zipfile of the Tunisian Admin Boundaries
> 2.) Open QGIS.
> 3.) Switch to "Browser" panel near bottom left of window (this is
> inside the "layers" panel).
> 4.) Browse to the folder where the TUN_adm.zip file is.
> 5.) Expand, click the '+' sign beside the zip file, then click and
> drag the layers into the map.
>
>
> SaultDon
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Matt_Klick <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5096607&i=0>>
> 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]> 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]>:
> >>
> >> > 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]> 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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