Fwd: [OSGeo BC] viewing .gml files with OpenJUMP

[Sam Vekemans]

I'll ask the list also.
I'd rather not install a new operating system just to open up a .gml file :)


Is there an older version of qgis that has an .exe file as part of the package?
... or maybe a plugin for OpenJUMP that can handle these .gml files?


Thanks,
sam

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sam Vekemans <acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:29:00 -0800
Subject: Re: [OSGeo BC] viewing .gml files with OpenJUMP
To: "Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)" <tmitchell at osgeo.org>

Hi,
Thanks.
The program does not actually open up and run by it's self.
I'm using a library computer

in the main folder where there is supposed to be some kind of .exe file
"Quantum GIS Copiapo"  there is none.
There is a bat file called 'preremove'
and there is a text file called 'postinstall'  which appears to be a command
line installer... but no actual fun windows installer simple .iss file that
would install everything in the right folders.
Trying it again, (at the very end of the install script it needs to give the
end-user the option to run the program right away. I think it's only that
part that is missing.

This was the one that i tried.
1.1 Standalone Installer (recommended for new
users)<http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Download#Standalone_Installer_.28recommended_for_new_users.29>

It's a good thing that i dont have my home computer setup, as i cant mess up
the library computers :)

Sam

On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) <tmitchell at osgeo.org
> wrote:

> Hi Sam, I downloaded the nl_bs file unzipped it and added to QGIS without
> any
> trouble.  It was a bit slow to load initially but after was pretty okay
> (only
> 90k features).  Then I use Layer -> Save as to put it into a shapefile.
>  Then I
> add that shp layer, goto Layer -> Properties -> General and choose "Create
> spatial index" .. and I'm all happy.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> http://qgis.org
>
> Tyler
>
> On December 23, 2010 07:23:04 pm Sam Vekemans wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I'm trying to open up the .gml files from NRCan - CanVec website
> > http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/canvec/province_gml/nl/
> > so then i can use a program like OpenJUMP to be able to save it as a .shp
> > file, then i can upload the .shp files to
> > www.koordinates.com
> >
> > Unfortunately, i get an error when trying to load the .gml file.
> > I tried http://www.gvsig.org/web/   yet the program is rather big and
> not
> > in english by default (im trying to install it again, but it stalls on
> > setup)
> >
> > I also tried http://mygeodata.eu/  and it stalls on loading the .zip
> file
> > :(
> >
> > And what is FGDB file?
> >
> http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/whatsnew.html;jsessionid=ACD1DCA33
> > E1D9CEA93EDBFCB2D020E4D#canvec-20100611 I'd like CanVec to provide
> province
> > sized .shp files broken down by theme, but the files are apparently too
> > big for nrcan to support (that would make it too easy)
> >
> >
> > My alternative solution is to just download all of the NTS tile squares
> and
> > extract each file type and bring it all into a same folder, then use
> > OpenJUMP to merge it all together.
> > (alternativly, i can load it all to koordinates.com and create a layer
> with
> > multiple data and export it as a single .shp file)
> >
> > Anyone have any better options?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sam
> >
> > P.S. I use windows and don't have the expensive software ArcGIS, and im a
> > newbie, so i dont know what a PostGIS database actually is nor how to
> work
> > one :)
> >
> > ***
> >
> >        1 Problem Loading NL_LX. See View / Log For Stack Traces
> >
> >    - Read first 10 lines of C:\Documents and Settings\Adaptive\My
> >    Documents\Downloads\canvec7_gml_NL_LX\NL_LX\NL_LX.gml and couldn't
> find
> > a <schemaFeatures> tag. This isn't a valid FME GML file. (Parse
> Exception)
> >
> >
> >
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