[Qgis-user] shapefile import error

[Kirk Schmidt]

Hi David

Just to Clarify Richards comments.  A shape file is a collection of 
files, all with the same prefix.  At a minimum, you should have 3 files, 
*.shp, *.shx and *.dbf.  There may also be a few more files as well 
depending on how the file was created.  You may just have the  *.shp 
file which is creating the error.

Kirk Schmidt

On 3/3/2022 3:24 PM, Richard Greenwood via Qgis-user wrote:
> Do you have the "side car" files .shx and .dbf and possibly others?
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 9:31 AM David Witton <dhwitton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Hello
>
>     I'm pointing the Data source Manager|Vector at a .shp file and
>     getting the error "Invalid Data Source". The file exists on an
>     external drive, and the path is valid - any ideas on what could be
>     causing this?
>
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