[Qgis-user] Import mapinfo tabfile

[Philip Barlow]

Hi Jean,

That is a vector file format. A MapInfo layer is made up of those parts, the Tab bit will be the only bit you see from the load vector dialogue because it is the Tab file that links those parts together.  The DAT file contains the attribute table, MAP contains the geometry etc. (see here: MapInfo TAB format - Wikipedia<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapInfo_TAB_format>).

Just load that TAB bit and the layer will load in, you shouldn't need to convert it to another format. QGIS will happily open and edit MapInfo Tabs.


Phil Barlow


From: Qgis-user <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> On Behalf Of Weijers, Jean (Kerkrade)
Sent: 17 December 2020 11:34
To: 'qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org' <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: [Qgis-user] Import mapinfo tabfile

Hello

I got  mapinfo files (.DAT, .ID, .MAP, .TAB).
I want to import this into QGIS, but I don't get a vectorfile. I see only TAB-file.
How can I convert the tab-files into vectorfiles.
Does anaone have a solution.
Thanks in advance,
Jean Weijers


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