[Qgis-user] Re: QGIS 1.7 on Windows and ECW

[Ramon Andinach]

On 05/07/2011, at 16:51 , Daniel.Gnerre at vevey.ch wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> I'm sorry, but I'm really unable to make work ECW on Windows XP and QGIS 1.7.0... I tried a fresh install from OSGEO4W on a new computer, but impossible to open ECW files... I'have followed this procedure : 
> 
> http://georezo.net/wiki/main/logiciels/qgis/installation 
> 
> And tried with V80, V90 and V10 of ERDAS SDK, with no success. Will the ECW plugin be integrated in 1.7 as it was in 1.6 ? 
> 
> Thanks. 
> 
> Daniel 
> 

FWIW, my OSGeo4W install works.
I've tended to follow Micha's instruction set[1], with the variation for my install that 
1) the binaries now go in C:/OSGeo4W/bin/gdalplugins/1.8
2) the package is now gdal-ecw

and that looks exactly like what your instruction set says.[2]

So, I'm confused too, and am watching with interest.

-ramon.

[1] http://www.surfaces.co.il/?p=793
[2] Interestingly on the standalone copies that I look after, I've not had to invoke variation 1. when they upgraded to 1.7 so their binaries are still in c:/windows/system32 or sysWOW64.