[Qgis-user] trouble importing a .kml from Google Maps

[Geofrey Sanders]

I'm trying to pull a custom Google Map into QGIS with a view to adding
in additional data like county boundaries, however I've been unable to
add the file as a vector layer, getting the 'not a valid or recognized
data source' message. I'm importing from a .kml file saved from the
Google Maps web interface.

I'm running QGIS 1.1.0, installed from the OSGeo4w package manager.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, as it really seems like I
should be able to use KMLs without hassle...

-gws