[Qgis-user] Loading ESRI .mdb geodatabase

[Filipe Dias]

Sorry, I misread what you wrote.

On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Filipe Dias <filipesdias at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>
>>>
>>
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