[Qgis-user] refactoring tables defaults to maximum sizes

[Robert Sweeny]

Hi people

I am trying to combine a number of point files together but when I 
create new fields the length I specify is ignored and the size defaults 
to the maximum (ie 254 for string fields). When I tried editing the 
table using refactor tables the same thing happened. How can I edit the 
length of a field in an existing table from within Qgis?

thanks

Robert Sweeny