[Qgis-user] Error when saving a csv in a Shapefile

[Manuel Spínola]

Thank you very much Alex.

I was rying to save the file in a specific UTM system for Costa Rica 
(CRTM05) but I left "save to the original CRS" and it works.

Best,

Manuel

On 08/01/2011 05:27 p.m., Alex Mandel wrote:
> On 01/08/2011 03:24 PM, Manuel Spínola wrote:
>> Dear list users,
>>
>> I am trying to save a .csv (add delimited text layer) file like ESRI
>> Shapefile and I got the following error:
>>
>> Export to vector file failed.
>> Error: Failed to transform a point while drawing a feature of type ''.
>> Writing stopped. (Exception: forward transform of
>> (9675.16, 17098.5)
>>
>> failed with error: latitude or longitude exceeded limits
>> )
>>
>> Do you know why is the error?
>>
>> My file is below
>>
>> #     Sitio     Área de influencia del PHED     Bloques del Embalse
>> x     y
>> 1     Ajuntaderas     AID     HNTS - Sector Sierpe     554346     979674
>> 2     Arrocera     AID     HNTS - Sector Sierpe     545940     992481
>> 3     Balsar     AID     Camino Águila - Térraba y Cuenca Alta
>> 552583     999404
>> 4     Bijagual 1     AID     Embalse y sitios de obras     571516
>> 1003965
>> 5     Bijagual 2     AID     Embalse y sitios de obras     572638
>> 1003838
>> 6     Boca Brava     AID     HNTS - Sector Sierpe     541466     990078
>> 7     Brujo     AID     Caudal Ambiental     584346     993674
>> 8     Brusmalis     AII     Camino Águila - Térraba y Cuenca Alta
>> 605458     977900
>> 9     Camaronal     AID,AP     Embalse y sitios de obras     557940
>> 993008
>> 10     Camaronera     AID     HNTS - Sector Térraba     545819     988568
>> 11     Caña Blancal     AID     Caudal Ambiental     564000     992000
>> 12     Caracol     AP     Embalse y sitios de obras     569063     1005593
>> 13     Cataratas     AID     Caudal Ambiental     580927     1002327
>> 14     Ceibo     AP     Embalse y sitios de obras     568501     1010160
>> 15     China Kicha     AID     Embalse y sitios de obras     556406
>> 1017254
>> 16     CM         Embalse y sitios de obras     558524     993769
>> 17     Colinas     AID     Camino Águila - Térraba y Cuenca Alta
>> 561106     998903
>> 18     Coronado     AID     HNTS - Sector Térraba     537502     1002357
>> 19     Cortés     AID     Caudal Ambiental     544852     992231
>> 20     Cuadral     AID     HNTS - Sector Térraba     543439     992188
>> 21     Curré     AID     Caudal Ambiental     580518     992012
>> 22     Delicias     AID     HNTS - Sector Térraba     547701     992961
>> 23     Desfogue     AP     Embalse y sitios de obras     557471     991135
>> 24     Dibujada     AID,AP     Embalse y sitios de obras     564927
>> 1008921
>> 25     El Tigre     AID     Embalse y sitios de obras     563819
>> 1012081
>> 26     Estero Seco     AID     HNTS - Sector Sierpe     543375     969577
>> 27     Estero Zacate     AID     HNTS - Sector Sierpe     544450     983881
>> 28     Estirahuevos     AID     HNTS - Sector Térraba     545726     987357
>> 29     Filadelfia     AID     Camino Águila - Térraba y Cuenca Alta
>> 518631     330484
>> 30     Finca de Caña     AID     Caudal Ambiental     569219     1012536
>> 31     Guagaral     AID     Camino Águila - Térraba y Cuenca Alta
>> 557059     1004354
>> 32     Hacienda     AID     HNTS - Sector Sierpe     562211     978257
>> 33     Violines     AID     HNTS - Sector Sierpe     541168     971405
>> 34     Jalisco    AID,AP     Embalse y sitios de obras     558524
>> 993769
>> 35     Margen Derecha     AP     Embalse y sitios de obras
>> 576689     1004032
>> 36     Ocochovi     AP     Embalse y sitios de obras     571841     1005402
>> 37     Paso la Tinta     AP     Embalse y sitios de obras     567576
>> 1005835
>> 38     Paso Real     AP,AID     Caudal Ambiental     584373     993974
>> 39     Pilas-Boca toma     AP     Embalse y sitios de obras
>> 563327     1003084
>> 40     Progreso     AID     Caudal Ambiental     575154     986929
>> 41     Río Buena Vista     AII     Camino Águila - Térraba y Cuenca Alta
>> 537405     1046313
>> 42     Río Cabagra     AII     Camino Águila - Térraba y Cuenca Alta
>> 591701 1014019
>> 43     Río Mosca     AII     Camino Águila - Térraba y Cuenca Alta
>> 593249     1010099
>> 44     Sabana     AID,AP     Embalse y sitios de obras     566245
>> 1007254
>> 45     San Andrés     AID     Caudal Ambiental     584329     1000072
>> 46     Sitio Presa Margen Izquierda (SPMI)     AP     Embalse y sitios
>> de obras 576628     1004458
>> 47     Torta de huevo     AID     Caudal Ambiental     583330     992719
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you very much in advance
>>
> Perhaps you need to specify a different CRS/SRID/EPSG for the export,
> those are clearly a different coordinate system than the default Lat/Lon
> WGS84.
>
> Enjoy,
> Alex
>
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