[Qgis-user] shp*join*csv real2string problem

[Bernd Vogelgesang]

  Am 08.12.2012, 14:35 Uhr, schrieb S. Wagenaar <sw1234 at planet.nl>:

> These articles may be useful:
>
> Join data from a CSV file:
> http://www.qgis.nl/2012/07/13/koppelen-van-data-uit-csv-bestand/?lang=en
>
> Directly use data from Excel file:
> http://www.qgis.nl/2012/07/17/direct-gebruiken-van-data-uit-excel-bestand/?lang=en

Seems the excel import is version and/or platform dependent: In dev under  
linux mint, it doesn't work at all. Drag and drop produces "blabla.xls is  
not a valid or recognized data source" and through the normal vector  
adding dialog, there is no way to make the xls visible and selectable.

csvt-files are quite annoying as well. I think "old" excel-versions -> dbf  
or openoffice/libreoffice -> dbf are still the easiest ways to produce  
joinable tables ... unfortunately.

Maybe the string problem can be solved with mmqgis-plugin-> modify -> Text  
to Float (no fitting test data at hand)

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