[Qgis-user] Editing attributes

[Alex Mandel]

Kurt Springs wrote:
> I am trying to label certain sites.  I originally used ascii files to
> put the sites into GRASS.  However, this leaves some ascii codes in the
> labels in Qgis.
> 
> For example, the label comes out:  #1 %51 @"Cat. 51".  All I need is
> Cat. 51 to appear on the map.  This is in column str_1.  The "toggle
> editing mode" button is grayed out.  How can I edit this column?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Kurt

Is this a GRASS layer? What backend did you use for the attribute table?
If it's dbf, just open the dbf in excel or openoffice calc edit and save
back to dbf. The files should be in your mapset directory under a dbf
folder. If you used a database backend the answer will vary by database.

Alex