[Qgis-user] Maximum length for text attribute in shape?

[Michael Pfeiffer]

Hi Alex

thanks for answering.

two ways how I get the result:

a) Make a new empty Shapefile and generate a string attribute.
Trying to write more than 80 signs doesn't work.

b) Load a database layer with a attribute having more than 80 signs.
Convert it to a Shapefile.
The text is cut off after 80 signs.

So it seems to be a Qgis problem and not a format problem.
 

Alex Mandel-2 wrote:
> 
> Michael Pfeiffer wrote:
>> Hi list,
>> 
>> is it possible that the maximum length of a text attribute (Shape Format)
>> is
>> limited to 80 signs?
>> Or am I doing sth wrong?
>> If not why is it limited to 80 signs and not to the normal 254 dbf signs?
>> We are using Version 10691.
>> 
>> thx
>> 
>> Michael
> 
> It's important to remember that each file type has it's own limitations.
> In the case of the shapefile there are all sorts of known and unknown
> things.
> http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Geoprocessing%20considerations%20for%20shapefile%20output
> 
> That said it is odd that it would be limited to 80 characters.
> What we're you doing to discover this? Please describe the function
> tools and procedures you used that made you think it was not taking more
> than 80 characters.
> We're you editing data in QGIS, or just viewing data? Or did you edit
> the dbf in something else?
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
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