[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #3067: Support DBF table as datasource

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#3067: Support DBF table as datasource
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   Reporter:  jhelebrant                              |              Owner:  nobody       
       Type:  enhancement                             |             Status:  new          
   Priority:  minor: annoyance                        |          Milestone:  Version 1.6.0
  Component:  Data Provider                           |            Version:  1.5.0        
   Keywords:  DBF table, shapes, vector, data source  |   Platform_version:               
   Platform:  All                                     |           Must_fix:  No           
Status_info:  0                                       |  
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Comment(by lutra):

 In OO you can easily change the separator symbol and don't use the '"' to
 wrap values.

 When saving to CSV just check the "edit filter setting" checkbox.

 Said this I don't see any reason to support this format to import x/y
 tables: just export DBFs files as csv.

 If you have bunch of them you can do convert them with a batch job: there
 are a ton of applications that can do this under windows. Under linux you
 probably would like to do the job with a few lines script. Example:

 http://avi.alkalay.net/2010/08/convert-dbf-to-csv-on-linux-with-perl-and-
 xbase.html

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