[Qgis-user] ArcGis mdb file

[Ralf Suhr]

One problem occured on 64bit-systems (OpenSuse). The path to the mdb-library 
is hardcoded in gdal. So an option is to use a 32bit-system only for 
converting.

Ralf Suhr

Am Mittwoch 18 Juni 2008 schrieb Nikos Alexandris:
> On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 20:42 +0200, Agustin Lobo wrote:
> > I've also followed directions in http://gdal.org/ogr/drv_pgeo.html
> > and I'm able to list the layers
> > of the mdb Personal GeoDatabase:
> >
> > alobo at alobo-laptop:/usr/bin$ ogrinfo PGeo:sample_pgeo
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > ERROR 1: importFromWKT() failed on SRS 'PROJCS["WGS_'.
> > INFO: Open of `PGeo:sample_pgeo'
> >        using driver `PGeo' successful.
> > 1: rios_puntos
> > 2: usos_puntos
> > 3: territorio_puntos
> > 4: gps_puntos_5
> > 5: gps_puntos_4
> > 6: gps_puntos_3
> > 7: gps_puntos_2
> > 8: gps_puntos_1
> > 9: rios_lineas
> > 10: transectos_puntos
> > 11: territorio_poligonos
> >
> > (I'm using Ubuntu hardy)
> >
> > But:
> > 1. Do we have to manually modify the personal .odbc.ini file
> > each time we have to access one of these mdb files?
> > (I do agree this is rather for the gdal list, but also of interest here,
> > I think)
> > 2. Most important: I understand there is no current way to access these
> > mdb Personal Geodatabase through QGIS itself, am I wrong?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Agus
>
> I too use Hardy. But I can't get the layers listed. Are there any
> limitations with respect to the size of the mdb files or anything else?
> Any other documentation?
>
> It would save a LOT of time get the mdb's converted into an "open"
> database format (e.g. SQLite).
>
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