[Qgis-user] Attribute Table Column

[Alex M]

On 11/24/2015 02:30 PM, Keith Burr wrote:
> Hello,
>     I wanted to know how to make the number of characters larger in a
>  column in an attribute table. I have an existing column in which  I need
>  more characters.  It is for a link to PDF's that I am creating on our
>  network.
>       Thanks for your time on this.
> 
>   Keith Burr
> 
>        Keith Burr, Survey Technician - kburr at marshandlegge.com
> 
>        560 North Loudoun Street
>        Winchester, VA 22601
>        Phone: 540-667-0468
>        Fax: 540-667-0469  
> 

Depends on the data format. Are you using Shapefiles to store your
information? If so, I think the maximum width is 254 characters.
If you have something smaller than that right now, you might need to add
a new column with the max width and then copy the data from the old
column (field calculator).


If you need more than 254 characters you'll need to save to another
format that supports that. I don't have any recommendations since I'm
not sure how you plan to use the files later.

-Alex