[Qgis-user] Loading ESRI .mdb geodatabase

[Johan Nilsson]

I'm not shure, but aren't there depenency to MS Access?

/Cheers

2014-11-24 14:14 GMT+01:00 Lester Anderson <arctica1963 at gmail.com>:

> No problem Felipe. Still cannot figure out how to get QGIS to read the
> .mdb file. It is an Arc 10 version I know, but that should not be a problem.
>
> Even tried just drag-and-drop on the view screen area and still got an
> error saying it was unrecognised.
>
> Cheers
>
> On 24 November 2014 at 12:09, Filipe Dias <filipesdias at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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