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

[Alexandre Neto]

Hello Jean,


On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Tijan49 <tijan49 at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
>>
>> - 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* ...
> (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 ...).
>

You can specify fields types in CSV by putting a CSVT (csv template) in the
same folder and with the same name. Check it out here:
http://anitagraser.com/2011/03/07/how-to-specify-data-types-of-csv-columns-for-use-in-qgis/


Best regards,

Alexandre Neto
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