[Qgis-user] columns in spatialite

[Paulo van Breugel]

On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Bernd Vogelgesang <bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de
> wrote:

> Am 12.11.2015, 08:01 Uhr, schrieb Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>:
>
> Il 12/11/2015 00:31, Bernd Vogelgesang ha scritto:
>>
>> So, to answer to Paolo's question about what is missing in DBManager:
>>> Actually nothing in my case, cause I really do not want to use it at
>>> all. I just would like to be able to act with spatialite layers as I am
>>> able to do with ESRI shapefile layers.
>>>
>>
>> Geopackage might be more in line with what you are looking for (still a
>> lengthy way to go, anyway).
>> All the best.
>>
>
> Hi Paolo,
>
> as far as I understand, Geopackage is going to be more or less sth like a
> File-Geodatabase, so a container for all kinds of data which can be easily
> shipped.
> The "lengthy" way to Geopackage seems to be already long, and in the
> meanwhile, ESRI shape will stay the unquestioned standard?
>
> I really have no clue of the interiors of the technology, but would it be
> really this hard to streamline QGIS functions in a way, that sqlite files
> are the default output of all functions, so also as temporary files from
> Processing?
>
> I repeatedly ask for this, and do not receive much positive echo. What are
> the reasons for people to prefer ESRI shapes over sqlite files? Are they
> not aware of the benefits or do I just miss sth completely obvious that is
> an argument against sqlite?
>
> The only reason for me not to use sqlite in QGIS is, that it is not well
> integrated into the workflows (and ftools, which I do not use at all since
> there is Processing), but that seems not to be the fault of sqlite but of
> user and developer habits (?)
>
> At least an option in Processing settings for choosing the default file
> type for temporary layers would meet my needs to 80% I guess.
>

+1 No idea either how difficult that would be to implement, but it would be
a great improvement


>
> Thanks for your attention
> Bernd
>
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