[GRASSLIST:10471] Re: QGIS/GRASS for Windows 060217

[Radim Blazek]

On 2/21/06, "Peter Löwe" <peter.loewe at gmx.de> wrote:
> The problem can be reproduced:
>
> OS: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, no admin privileges
>
> 1) Download & unpacking of qgis-0.7.9-win32-060217.zip (34MB)
> 2) Download of spearfish_grass60data.tar.gz
> 3) Unpacking of the spearfish location by doubleclicking/"WinZip" using the
> defaults.

Here is the problem. By default, WinZip is using  'TAR file smart
CR/LF conversion'.
If you go to Options->Configuration->Miscelaneous and disable the
TAR CR/LF conversion it should work.

Obviously this is not convenient, I think that we should probably prepare
demo data packages also in zip format.

Radim


> 4) Opening vectors from the spearfish location works fine.
> 5) Opening raster layers fails, same error message as discussed below.
>
> >> > However, when trying to open any grass raster, I get the following
> >error:
> >> >
> >> > "C:/..../locations//spearfish60/PERMANENT/cellhd/elevation.10m is not
> >a
> >> > supported raster data source".
> >> >
> >> > Is raster processing still unstable or are maybe specific read/write
> >> > privileges to be set ?
> >
> >Today I tested GRASS rasters with qgis-0.7.9-win32-060217
> >and Spearfish and it works for me.
> >Do you have other versions of GDAL on your system?
> >It should not be problem because Windows should first search for
> >DLL in the directory where application is located.
> >
> >Anybody other had success/problems with GRASS rasters?
>
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