[Qgis-user] Loading ESRI .mdb geodatabase

[Filipe Dias]

Hi
I mean:

Press Add vector layer and on "Source type" press "Database". On "Database
type" select "ESRI Personal Geodatabase"

Cheers

On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Filipe,
>
> I could not find an option in QGIS 2.6 a way of getting the database
> option to work
>
> eg. data in c:\test\esri_geodatabase\file.mdb
>
> Create a new OGR Database connection
> Type = ESRI Personal GeoDatabase
> Name = MDB1
> Host = C:\test\ESRI_Geodatabase
> Database = file.mdb
> Port = empty
> Usename = empty
> Password = empty
>
> Generates an error "Unable to initialise ODBC connection to DSN for
> DRIVER= Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb); DBQ=PGeo:file.mdb,
> [Microsoft][OBDC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default
> driver specified"
>
> The "Open an OGR Supported Vector Layer" shows that ESRI Personal
> Geodatabase is an option under file formats. so it is there to use. Not
> sure how to get this working.
>
> Is there a clear tutorial guide that wouldm cover this issue?
>
> Cheers
>
> Lester
>
> On 24 November 2014 at 10:06, Filipe Dias <filipesdias at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Have you tried Add layer -> Source type - "Database"?
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have been trying to load an ESRI (ARcGIS 10) .mdb geodatabase but
>>> cannot seem to get it to recognise it as a ESRI personal geodatabase file.
>>>
>>> Tried using add vector layer -> file -> ESRI Personal geodatabase format)
>>> and also as a directory, both seem to fail to recognise the format.
>>>
>>> C:\Program Files\QGIS Brighton\bin\gdalplugins\ogr_FileGDB.dll - checked
>>> the plugin
>>>
>>> Not sure what I am doing wrong here (2.6 windows 64-bit)
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Lester
>>>
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