[Qgis-user] RE: Qgis-user Digest, Vol 60, Issue 21

[Alister Hood]

Sorry, forgot to answer your other question.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alister Hood
> Sent: Tuesday, 15 February 2011 5:12 p.m.
> To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> Cc: 'custard at westnet.com.au'
> Subject: RE: Qgis-user Digest, Vol 60, Issue 21
> 
> Hi Ramon,
> 
> > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:46:09 +0800 (WST)
> > From: custard <custard at westnet.com.au>
> > Subject: [Qgis-user] Delimited Text Plug-in claiming text file not
> > 	valid
> > To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
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> >
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> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I like the revamp of the Delimited Text Plugin in trunk - it feels
> much
> > easier to use.
> >
> > However...
> >
> > While opening a file today I noticed that I didn't get an
oppertunity
> > to define a CRS for the file - which I used to in 1.6.
> >
> > Before reporting that I thought I'd update trunk (which is now
> revision
> > 15172) and am getting a completly different error from the same
file.
> > It says:
> > The layer M:/Data/WesternAustralia/SH51-
> >
>
09/Anthill/MMAnthill/Exports/20110215MKOAHCollars.csv?delimiter=%5B,%5D
> > &delimiterType=regexp&xField=East_LG&yField=North_LG is not a valid
> > layer and can not be added to the map
> 
> I've noticed the same thing this afternoon, and was about to try to
> isolate the cause so as to file a bug report.
> I also updated GDAL and maybe some other things at the same time as
> QGIS
> - did you do the same, or did you only update QGIS?
> 
> > I've reinstalled trunk (which reinstalled the plugin) to no effect.
> > Does anyone have any other suggestions.
> 
> Thanks, at least I now know that is not the solution :)
> 
> >
> > I can open this file in 1.6 with little or no problems.
> >
> >
> > Also, in the first situation, if a file is opened in the wrong CRS,
> is
> > there a way to redefine the CRS - withouth having the points
> converted?
> > (I'm guessing I could edit the .prj file - would that be right?)

Are we still talking about a .csv file, or a file that has been 
converted into something else?
I didn't think .prj files or anything were ever used for .csv layers - 
their CRS is only stored in the QGIS project file.
You should be able to change it from: 
Layer Properties>General>Specify CRS

> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ramon.
> 
> Regards,
> Alister