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

[Michael Pfeiffer]

Qgis 1.1.0 codestand 10691
gdal 1.6.0
qt 4.3.4
Operating System Red Hat Linux

> 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.

seems that the text is shown complete if I query the polygon.
But in the attribute table its cut of

thx





Alex Mandel-2 wrote:
> 
> What version of QGIS, which Operating System and if you know what
> version of GDAL.
> 
> We'll need that info to try and repeat the issue.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
> 
> Michael Pfeiffer wrote:
>> 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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