<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi Andreas,</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div>* if possible use a newer QGIS version like QGIS 1.7.x - there is a lot
of activity in QGIS development and it usually helps to stay with the
current stable version. One day you may even want to try OSGeo4W and the
trunk version ;-)</div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); color: rgb(0, 0, 127);"><span><span>Thanks</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 127);"> for the recommendations i have done so and seems to be working great.</span></div><div><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 127);"></span></div><div> Why do you want to open layers with Python? <br></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">After reading online Manuals i believed just as MapInfor has MapBasic, QGIS uses Python to customize menus.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Is it not enough to just
load a QGIS project file? Is there a specific reason why you want to
load the layer with Python? It is certainly possible, but there may be
simpler options.</div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">This project will be launched on PC's for certain departments and they do not work with QGIS(they need it for display only) and most of the time they require a automated program where they do not need to learn steps of opening up projects....</span></div><div><br></div><div>It is certainly possible, but there may be
simpler options.</div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">Nice to know that it is possible,I would like to know about the simpler versions.</span></div><div><br></div><div>The other requirement: why do you want a separate menu for layers if
there is a layer tree already where you can right-click and zoom to the
layer extent?</div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">Like I have mentioned our staff are more comfortable with an automated system as how they've seen it in Mapinfor.</span></div><div><br></div><div>What do you gain if you have a separate tree in the menu if you already have a layer tree in QGIS?</div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">a click and all is done.</span></div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">I appreciate your suggestions and hope to get positive responses...</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">Is it possible to automatically update the QGIS database when we make changes in Access table??or it has to be done manually every time we update the Access table(.mbd)</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Naomi<br></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: tahoma, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york,
times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Andreas Neumann <a.neumann@carto.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 10, 2012 7:31 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Qgis-user] Transferiing a project from MapInfor to QGIS....Please help.....<br> </font> </div> <br>
Hi Naomi,<br><br>I have a few recommendations:<br><br>* if possible use a newer QGIS version like QGIS 1.7.x - there is a lot of activity in QGIS development and it usually helps to stay with the current stable version. One day you may even want to try OSGeo4W and the trunk version ;-)<br><br>* Why do you want to open layers with Python? Is it not enough to just load a QGIS project file? Is there a specific reason why you want to load the layer with Python? It is certainly possible, but there may be simpler options.<br><br>* The other requirement: why do you want a separate menu for layers if there is a layer tree already where you can right-click and zoom to the layer extent? If you insist on such functionality: there is a plugin called "Layers menu from project".<br><br>Again: your requirement should be possible to fulfill with python - but I fail to understand the requirement properly? What do you gain if you have a separate tree in the menu if you
already have a layer tree in QGIS? Is it worth the effort developing such functionality?<br><br>Andreas<br><br><br><br><br>On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:38:30 -0800 (PST), naomi jackson wrote:<br>> Hi I am new to Quantum GIS,<br>> <br>> The organization i work for wishes to introduce QGIS to the Pacific<br>> Island Countries(the fact that is an Open source).<br>> <br>> i would really appreciate your help/assistance.<br>> <br>> The project that i am working on is to migrate a Project that i have<br>> completed in MapInfo 10.0 using Map Basic 10.0 into QGIS.<br>> "Customised MapInfo Display Of Land Cover Of The Low Lying islands"<br>> I wish to display the same in QGIS.<br>> <br>> My PC has :<br>> · Windows XP(and so do the other users in the department to which i<br>> will need to install QGIS in their systems when i get it working)<br>> · Python 2.7<br>> · QGIS 1.6.0<br>> <br>> Is it
possible<br>> <br>> * Automatically open a layer using python “considering Windows<br>> XP”(I see a lot of examples on linux and Unix)…If so can anyone<br>> please guide me thru some codes or sites for more clarification.<br>> * Write a program to create a dropdown menu in QGIS to select layers<br>> and it automatically zooms to the layer selected rather than using the<br>> layer control to select manually.(WINDOWS XP)<br>> <br>> I have a whole lot of questions I will begin with these two…..<br>> <br>> I appreciate your suggestions and hope to get positive responses..<br>> <br>> Can anyuone help me with python codes that will do the two points<br>> above...if possible.<br>> <br>> Thanks<br>> Naomi<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Qgis-community-team mailing list<br>> <a
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