Bug report #21364

QGIS 3.4 is unable to locate datasources from a project created with version 2.18

Added by MRick - almost 6 years ago. Updated almost 6 years ago.

Status:Open
Priority:Normal
Assignee:Alessandro Pasotti
Category:Project Loading/Saving
Affected QGIS version:3.4.4 Regression?:No
Operating System:MacOS 10.14.3 Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:29181

Description

I have several projects created with previous version such as version 2.18.

When opening them in QGIS 3.4, QGIS will ask to finds the different files missing, while it doesn't in 2.18.
For big project with a lot of different files it can become very irritating.

But moreover, when locating the files, QGIS will ask again and again were they are. It is never ending and you will have to import manually all of them one by one losing all the settings from the project…
No problem to open any of them in 2.18, whatever the computer or the OS is. Only QGIS 3.4 will give troubles.

Capture d’écran 2019-02-23 à 22.41.56.png - Dialog window to localise files (391 KB) MRick -, 2019-02-24 04:17 PM

Capture d’écran 2019-02-23 à 22.42.05.png - Selecting the missing file (522 KB) MRick -, 2019-02-24 04:22 PM

Capture d’écran 2019-02-23 à 22.42.09.png - Missing file added and path updated (406 KB) MRick -, 2019-02-24 04:22 PM

Capture d’écran 2019-02-23 à 22.42.15.png - Python bug at validation (489 KB) MRick -, 2019-02-24 04:22 PM

Capture d’écran 2019-02-23 à 22.42.22.png - QGIS asking again to provide missing files, and the WMS layer is lost anyway… (398 KB) MRick -, 2019-02-24 04:22 PM

Test.7z (3.41 MB) MRick -, 2019-03-17 10:18 PM

Capture d’écran 2019-03-17 à 21.40.16.png (466 KB) MRick -, 2019-03-17 10:19 PM

Capture d’écran 2019-03-17 à 21.36.14.png (539 KB) MRick -, 2019-03-17 10:19 PM

Capture d’écran 2019-03-17 à 21.36.14.png (539 KB) MRick -, 2019-03-17 10:20 PM

readXml error.txt Magnifier (2.97 KB) MRick -, 2019-03-17 10:22 PM

crash log.txt Magnifier (134 KB) MRick -, 2019-03-17 10:22 PM

History

#2 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 6 years ago

  • Regression? changed from Yes to No
  • Category changed from Data Source Manager to Project Loading/Saving
  • Status changed from Open to Feedback
  • Assignee deleted (William Kyngesburye)

Please attach a sample project/data.

#4 Updated by MRick - almost 6 years ago

Giovanni Manghi wrote:

Please attach a sample project/data.

I don't think it will work because the bug only happen when files are not located at the same place of the project.

#5 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 6 years ago

  • Subject changed from QGIS 3.4 is enable tu locate files from a project creates with version 2.18 to QGIS 3.4 is unable to locate datasources from a project created with version 2.18

#6 Updated by Alessandro Pasotti almost 6 years ago

Please attach a minimal sample project and data, and the developer will simulate your scenario by moving/renamig the data folder before loading the project.

Please make sure to specify all the individual steps and actions required to reproduce the issue, if possible also switch your QGIS language to English to make sure that we understand precisely all the steps that you are doing.

#7 Updated by Alessandro Pasotti almost 6 years ago

  • Assignee set to Alessandro Pasotti

#8 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 6 years ago

  • Resolution set to no timely feedback
  • Status changed from Feedback to Closed

Closing for lack of feedback. Please reopen if necessary.

#9 Updated by MRick - almost 6 years ago

I made a test file. Hope it will work.
When I open in 3.6, I get the same result.
I localize the files, it cannot find them and they appear in red. Then QGIS displays an XML error and crashes.
Plus, the startup screen remains always on top and it is annoying to handle the windows behind.

#10 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 6 years ago

  • Status changed from Reopened to Open
  • Resolution deleted (no timely feedback)

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