[Qgis-developer] plugin dev - save to ogr vector file

[rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com]

Correction: Sextante doesn't solve my problem as the fTools algorithms are  
still restricted to saving to ESRI shapefiles only (well the centroids  
algorithm I tested was).

Rob


On , Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com> wrote:


> On Wednesday, 4 July 2012, Paolo Cavallini cavallini at faunalia.it> wrote:
> > Il 03/07/2012 20:17, Rob Nickerson ha scritto:
> >
> >> I am brand new to QGIS (having got here from my work with  
> OpenStreetMap) so apologies

> >> if I am posting this in the wrong place. What I am trying to do is  
> adapt the fTools
> >> plugin so that it can save to any ogr verctor file format. The reason  
> behind this is
> >> that I found the ESRI shapefile format to be restrictive (eg attribute  
> values are

> >> limited to 254 chars - 80 in QGIS??).
> >
> > that would be a very welcome addition, thanks. please note that fTools  
> are now
> > incorporated also in Sextante plugin. The plugin also saves by default  
> in shp, but
> > users can select other formats as well.
> > could this solve your problem?
> > all the best.
> > --

> Sounds like this solves my problem.:-)

> Is it worth spending a few moments to bring qgis online documentation up  
> to date? I struggled to find the info I needed :-(


> rob

> > Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia
> > www.faunalia.eu
> > Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc
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