[Qgis-user] [Qgis-user} Editing the attribute table

[Bernhard Ströbl]

Hi Jean,

Am 31.01.2014 08:43, schrieb Tijan49:
> Hi,
>
> The Table Manager Plugin is useful, but I think it should have some
> other tools :
>
> - possibility to change the type and the length of a field (not only his
> name) : for example : /*Country_Code, Num, 10 ==> Country_Code, String,
> 50*/ ...

changing numerical fields to string fields will work ok but what about 
the other way round? There may be strings that cannot be represented as 
numbers. IMHO using the calculator is the preferred method in these 
cases (though you create a new field)

> (this would be great because when we import a layer from a csv file,
> QGIS automaticaly recognizes the type of fields and length, with many
> possibilities of errors, and no way to force it ...).

Hmm, this looks more like a question of the csv importer than the 
tableManager

>
> - possibilty to delete a layer (I mean, really deleate all the files in
> the computer, not only close it in QGIS).
>
> I don't really know how to submit those ideas (it might yet have been
> done by another one ?), and furtheless how to help to do it.
> If someone have the knowledge or skills that I don't have, please let us
> know how to help ...

http://hub.qgis.org/projects/tablemanager/issues

Bernhard
>
> And thanks a lot to all people that makes this project being so dynamic !
>
> Jean
>
> Le 31/01/2014 08:26, Brett Adams a écrit :
>>
>> That is perfect.  Even works on TAB files!
>>
>> Thanks Ramon
>>
>> *From:*Ramon Andiñach [mailto:custard at westnet.com.au]
>> *Sent:* Friday, 31 January 2014 3:07 PM
>> *To:* Brett Adams
>> *Cc:* qgis-user
>> *Subject:* Re: [Qgis-user] [Qgis-user} Editing the attribute table
>>
>> Hi Brett,
>>
>> Your best bet is to install the Table Manager plugin.
>>
>> -ramon.
>>
>>
>> On 31 Jan 2014, at 14:00, "Brett Adams"
>> <badams at spinifexgeophysics.com.au
>> <mailto:badams at spinifexgeophysics.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi Folks,
>>
>>     Can I change/edit the name of attributes within the attribute
>>     table for SHP files.  I don’t want to edit the values in the
>>     table, just the name.
>>
>>     Running 1.8 Lisboa
>>
>>     *Brett Adams*
>>
>>     *Spinifex Geophysics*
>>
>>     *0438 861 974*
>>
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