[Qgis-user] creating .gpx file strips out al the attributes

[Bo Victor Thomsen]

Write "GPX_USE_EXTENSIONS=YES" in the "OGR creation options", "Data 
source" section

like this:



Remember to choose EPSG:4326 as the CRS. Thats the only CRS that the GPX 
format formally support

Regards
Bo Victor Thomsen
Aestas-GIS
Denmark

Den 28-08-2012 16:40, M.E.Dodd skrev:
> The 'save as' command in qgis seems to strip out attribute data when 
> creating files of certain sorts such as .gpx and also gives problems 
> with .kml where the markers are not identified with any of the 
> attributes.  Are there any workarounds for these problems?
> More detail on the .gpx issue, it will produce a .gpx file if you 
> select 'skip attribute creation' but if you don't select this then it 
> fails with the error message:
> "Export to vector file failed.
> Error: creation of field tree_id failed (OGR error: Field of name 
> 'tree_id' is not supported in GPX schema. Use GPX_USE_EXTENSIONS 
> creation option to allow use of the <extensions> element.)"
> It appears to be quite a helpful error message except that I can't see 
> anywhere to "Use GPX_USE_EXTENSIONS creation option"
> Qgis 1.8 or 1.9 on windowsxp
>
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