[Qgis-user] Table/Attribute joins

[Ramon Andinach]

Don't. You got a lot further than I did.

On 12/07/2011, at 08:37 , Lee wrote:

> You are a genius. What a simple solution. I feel ashamed. Thank you very much.
> 
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Ramon Andinach <custard at westnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
> On 12/07/2011, at 03:26 , Lee wrote:
> 
> > I've utilized the table join feature currently included in the 1.7 release. I have a parcel ownership layer within a city environment. I have selected some of these parcels and added them to a new shapefile. I'm attempting to grab the data from the original parcel file and append it to the new shapefile so I still have ownership information. When I do a table join through properties, the information shows up in the attribute table... but not in the .dbf file, nor can I edit it in the table editor plugin. Therefore, I have no ability to edit how this information is displayed, or print it along with a key. It seems the join only exists in the memory of qgis, and it is never actually appended to the database file...
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > --
> > all the best,
> > Lee
> 
> Yep, the join is only in the memory. But if you save (using "save as" or "Save selection as"), the join should be preserved in the new file.
> 
> So either you can join to your original layer, select the ones of interest and resave that new shape file, or
> Join to your new shape file and save as a new shape file.
> 
> Hope that's of some use.
> 
> -ramon._______________________________________________