[Qgis-user] Copy field definitions from one vector layer to another?

[Richard Males]

The join works without a common field of any kind, which is what I wanted,
but unfortunately the field names get prefixed with the join layer.   When
I export as shape file from the joined layer, I get field names like
'exported', 'exported_1', etc.   So I don't think the join will work, since
what I want to do is preserve field names, just copying them from one layer
to another.

Maybe some other approach?   I was hoping for an existing plug-in, but have
not found anything in the repository.   Maybe a python script to export
field names from existing layer?  I will explore that approach, although I
am not very familiar with python scripting for QGIS, see if I can get
started.

Thanks.



On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 2:21 AM, Luca Lanteri <mescal72 at gmail.com> wrote:

> why do you need the same geometry type in order to make a join ?
> You just need one common field.
>
> Luca
>
> 2015-10-19 21:44 GMT+02:00 Joris Hintjens <jorishin at gmail.com>:
>
>> I’d try “join layers” if they are the same geometry type
>>
>> Joris
>>
>> Op 17-okt.-2015, om 11:40 heeft Luca Lanteri <mescal72 at gmail.com> het
>> volgende geschreven:
>>
>> You can make a join and then save as layer
>> I have been looking for a capability (plugin or native QGIS) that will
>> easily copy the field definitions (not the attribute data) from one layer
>> to another layer.   To date I have not found it, I may be missing something
>> obvious.  Any help/advice much appreciated.
>>
>> I have a layer with a bunch of fields already defined, and another layer
>> with geometry but no additional fields.   I would like to add the field
>> definitions from the first layer to the second layer, and then populate
>> with the appropriate data for that layer.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Dick Males
>> Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
>>
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