[Qgis-user] QGIS Actions and relative path

[Peter Wells]

You guys,

I'm having similar frustrations with the lack of relative path support.

At some point, it'd be good to have a checkbox in the actions
configuration section that said something like "Use Shapefile's directory
as root of relative paths"

Pete

> When I use relative paths, for spatial files or for a actions, it don't
> work when I open the QGis project in Quantum GIS. It only works, when I
> start the project with a double click on the project file (.qgs).
> But then it's no problem to use relative paths with a action.
> I'm using QGis 1.6 and Windows XP.
>
> I save the project, open it with a editor, change the absolute paths into
> relative, and if i then start the project with double click it works.
>
> Asmus
>
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>> Datum: Wed, 18 May 2011 14:28:46 +0200
>> Von: Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>
>> An: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
>> Betreff: Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS Actions and relative path
>
>>  You could probably do this with python. I am not entirely sure if it
>>  works, but there are python actions. The python action gets a reference
>>  to the feature - maybe - if you can access the project file from
>> python,
>>  there is a QgsProject::readPath
>>
>> (http://doc.qgis.org/head/classQgsProject.html#cfdc9943dcba296540309f89e93a9f60).
>>  This way you can detect the absolute path of the project file and build
>>  your path as you like.
>>
>>  But you are right, it would be convenient if file reference could be
>>  stored relative to the project file.
>>
>>  Maybe Jürgen has some idea.
>>
>>  Andreas
>>
>>  On Wed, 18 May 2011 04:55:44 -0700 (PDT), iomeneandrei wrote:
>> > Dear all,
>> > I'm using QGIS 1.6 for windows and I'm using a simple General Action:
>> > cmd /c  %MyField
>> >
>> > I'm using it to open some pdf files. In MyField field I have the
>> > absolute
>> > path of my files. Is there a way to use a path relative to the QGIS
>> > project?
>> >
>> > It would be fantastic to use (in example) this kind of QGIS project
>> > structure:
>> > - /root of the project
>> > -- /raster spatial file
>> > -- /vector spatial file
>> > -- /file called from actions
>> > - ProjectFile.qgis
>> >
>> > I know that QGIS can use relative path for spatial files, but I do
>> > not know
>> > if it's possible to use relative path within actions.
>> >
>> > Is there a variable that maps the absolute path of the project file?
>> > If it
>> > does exist I could write my Action in this way:
>> > cmd /c  $PathOfProjectFile %MyFieldWithRelativePath
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > a
>> >
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