[Qgis-user] QGIS - Mapinfo question

[Bo Victor Thomsen]

Robert -

AFAIK you can't (directly) write/edit geometries in tab based layer in 
QGIS.

However, you can create a new _shape_ layer, do the adding/editing in 
this layer and then right-click the layer in the layer manager and 
choose the "Save As" menu option. The "save as" dialogue gives you the 
possibility to save the (shape) layer as a tab-file.

Another option is directly to send the shape file to your MapInfo user. 
MapInfo can read and use shape files.

Regards
Bo Victor Thomsen
Aestas-GIS
Denmark


Den 28-06-2012 11:06, Robert Beasley skrev:
> Apologies for a very basic newbie's question.
> I have been sent a georeferenced JPEG with its associated .tab file 
> created in Mapinfo which I was able to open in QGIS and add a new 
> shapefile layer for them.
> As far as I can tell however, I can only save the result as a raster 
> file, PDF or, possibly a SVG (Scaleable Vector Graphic) to return it 
> to them.   At the moment therefore, it looks as though the 'project' 
> will not work and will have to be abandoned.
> Is anyone able to tell me if there is a 'workaround'  which will 
> enable me to create files (e.g .tab) in QGIS that will be readable in 
> Mapinfo?
> My needs are very simple:  I just need to use Mapinfo jpeg and tab 
> files in QGIS, add vector layers, and return the files to a Mapinfo user.
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