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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Arial">Why do you want to
edit it outside of QGIS? That may well lead lead to data
corruption & personal unhappiness. Make a copy of the
shapefile set & open the .dbf in Excel & see what
happens.<br>
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Why not delete the columns from the attribute table & copy
the values over using the Field Calculator? It's easy enough -
with the data in edit mode click on the red/white cross icon
& select as many fields as you want & delete. No harder
than Excel (unless you haven't come across this before).<br>
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Then select the features you want to "copy" attributes for (or
select none & all values will be reproduced).<br>
Choose either "create new field" or "update existing" one (&
choose field from the drop-down list)<br>
In the Function List, go to "Fields & Values" then double
click on the field you to copy the values from.<br>
Ok this & the values will appear in the new or existing
field you chose.<br>
Job done & your data is safe.<br>
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<div class="moz-signature"><font font-family="Helvetica" size="3"
color="#4d583d"> Jonathan Webb <br>
Freelance GIS Specialist <br>
07941 921905 <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.jwebbgis.co.uk">http://www.jwebbgis.co.uk</a><br>
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On 18/12/14 20:00, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:qgis-user-request@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-user-request@lists.osgeo.org</a> wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:mailman.46.1418932810.20614.qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org"
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<pre wrap=""> 1. Editing shapefile attributes in QGIS (David Bradley)</pre>
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