[Qgis-user] Error messages at startup

[Anita Graser]

I'd recommend using OpenLayers plugin instead of GoogleLayers because it
works better and has even more functionality.

Best wishes,
Anita

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 3:46 AM, Harikumar Sivanandan
<hakucomet at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am a new user of QGIS & recently installed Quantum GIS Version 1.7.4,
> but I am getting certain error messages at startup.
> 1. *QGIS couldn't find your GRASS installation.*
>
> *Would you like to specify path (GISBASE) to your GRASS installation? Ok
> or Cancel*
>
> If I press cancel I get the following message.
>
> *GRASS data won't be available if GISBASE is not specified.*
>
>
> *2. Python error*
>
> *Couldn't load plugin GoogleLayers due an error when calling its
> initGui() method
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "C:/PROGRA~1/Quantum GIS Wroclaw/apps/qgis/./python\qgis\utils.py",
> line 147, in startPlugin
>     plugins[packageName].initGui()
>   File "C:/Users/Dr
> Hari/.qgis/python/plugins\GoogleLayers\GoogleLayers.py", line 33, in initGui
>     self.sessionid = gmaps.get_sessionid()
>   File "C:/Users/Dr Hari/.qgis/python/plugins\GoogleLayers\gmaps.py", line
> 21, in get_sessionid
>     sessionid = t.strftime("%d%m%Y_%H%M%S%s")
> ValueError: Invalid format string
>
> Python version:
> 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
>
>
> QGIS version:
> 1.7.4-Wroclaw Wroclaw, 411aff6
>
> Python path: ['C:\\Users\\Dr Hari\\.qgis\\python\\plugins\\GeoCoding',
> *
>
> *'C:/PROGRA~1/Quantum GIS Wroclaw/apps/qgis/./python',*
>
> * 'C:/Users/Dr Hari/.qgis/python', 'C:/Users/Dr
> Hari/.qgis/python/plugins', 'C:/PROGRA~1/Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw/apps/qgis/./python/plugins', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\bin\\python27.zip', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\DLLs', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\plat-win', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\lib-tk', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\qgis\\bin', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\PIL', 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum
> GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\win32',
> 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\win32\\lib',
> 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\Pythonwin',
> 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\Quantum GIS
> Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\wx-2.8-msw-unicode']*
>
>
>
>
> If I close the error messages, QGIS is loading, but I am having problems
> while working with google maps.
>
>
> Kindly help
>
> Dr Harikumar S
>
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