Bug report #11869

MapInfo layer error when loaded from zipfile

Added by Paolo Cavallini almost 10 years ago. Updated almost 10 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Low
Assignee:-
Category:Data Provider
Affected QGIS version:2.6.1 Regression?:No
Operating System:Debian, Win Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:up/downstream
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:20084

Description

Loading a shp form a zipfile works smoothly. On the contrary, a MapInfo file (.tab) throws an error (Layer not valid).

History

#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 10 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Feedback

is a QGIS problem or a OGR one?

here the following test fails with ogr

giovanni@sibirica:~/Desktop > ogrinfo -ro -al -so /vsizip/Worldcap.zip/WORLDCAP.TAB
FAILURE:
Unable to open datasource `/vsizip/Worldcap.zip/WORLDCAP.TAB' with the following drivers.
-> ESRI Shapefile
-> MapInfo File
...
...
...

where after unipping the folder the file WORLDCAP.TAB open just fine.

#2 Updated by Paolo Cavallini almost 10 years ago

  • Priority changed from Normal to Low

In fact it is not supported by OGR, see:
http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/UserDocs/ReadInZip
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/gdal-dev/2011-April/028384.html
Maybe better make them gray and not draggable.

#3 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 10 years ago

Maybe better make them gray and not draggable.

this would not solve entirely the issue as the zip layer can be dragged and dropped also from a system folder, or added using the standard "add vector layer" dialog.

#5 Updated by Paolo Cavallini almost 10 years ago

  • Resolution set to up/downstream
  • Status changed from Feedback to Closed

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