[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:  closed                                
        Priority:  minor: annoyance  |     Milestone:  Version 1.6.0                         
       Component:  Data Provider     |       Version:  1.5.0                                 
      Resolution:  wontfix           |      Keywords:  DBF table, shapes, vector, data source
Platform_version:                    |      Platform:  All                                   
        Must_fix:  No                |   Status_info:  0                                     
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Comment(by jef):

 Replying to [comment:4 neteler]:
 > I hope that the unfortunate decision of Microsoft to drop DBF from MS
 Office 2007 is not dictating what QGIS offers

 I think most of us, don't care what M$ does.

 > OpenOffice for example has DBF support and also SHAPE files have DBF as
 table format.

 You know that the above OO(o) refers to OpenOffice. And as said we support
 DBF.  It's just that the delimited '''text''' provider doesn't.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/3067#comment:5>
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