[Qgis-user] Build raster cataloge from directory and subdirectories with only one type of files?

[Alex Mandel]

On 02/05/2015 10:17 AM, Johan Nilsson wrote:
> Using QGIS 2.6.1 on Ubuntu 14.04
> 
> It is possible to Build Virtual Raster and select directory but only take
> one type of files, fore instance *.asc and not *.tif?
> 
> You may select file-types, but only if you select input files not input
> directory  (and recurse subdirectories) under Menu:
> Raster-->Miscellanous-->Build Virtual Raster (Catalog)
>  When you check 'Choose input directory instead of files' input filetypes
> get greyed out....
> 
> Are there another way to Build Raster Catalog in QGIS?
> 
> /Cheers


You will probably need to override the GDAL command in the bottom box
with the pencil icon. The gui only has a limited subset of options.

http://www.gdal.org/gdalbuildvrt.html

*.tif is allowed as the input file, which would do all tifs.

The other approach is to create a list of all files you want to include 1st.

Enjoy,
Alex