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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I wonder why this is not the default? If a .cpg file is present, one can assume that the information is correct. Probably in some edge cases it may be false, but in the majority I assume the .cpg files to contain correct information.</p>
<p>Andreas</p>
<p>On 2016-07-07 16:17, Claas Leiner wrote:</p>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Hi,</span><br /><br /> QGIS uses the .cpg file when you deselect the Option "Ignore shapefile encoding declaration"<br /><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">You find it:</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Settings > Options > Data Sources</span><br /><br /> Then there are no encoding-problems tu use QGIS with Shapefiles in in a mixed environment.<br /><br /> Cheers<br /><br /> Claas<br /><br /><br /> -- <br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">-----------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">GKG-Kassel - Dr.-Ing. Claas Leiner</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">QGIS-Support und mehr</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Geodatenservice, Kartenwerkstatt &</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">GIS-Schule Kassel</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Wilhelmshöher Allee 304 E</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">34131 Kassel</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Tel. 0561/56013445</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:claas.leiner@gkg-kassel.de">claas.leiner@gkg-kassel.de</a></span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.gkg-kassel.de">http://www.gkg-kassel.de</a></span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">----------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Unterstützen Sie QGIS</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">QGIS-DE e.V. | <a href="http://qgis.de">http://qgis.de</a></span><br /> _______________________________________________<br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Qgis-user mailing list</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org">Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org</a></span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">List info: <a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user</a></span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Unsubscribe: <a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user</a></span></div>
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