Feature request #4528: Join does not consolidate the new table - QGIS Application - QGIS Issue Tracking

Feature request #4528

Join does not consolidate the new table

Added by alobo - almost 13 years ago. Updated about 10 years ago.

Status:	Closed
Priority:	Normal
Assignee:	-
Category:	Vectors
Pull Request or Patch supplied:	No	Resolution:
Easy fix?:	No	Copied to github as #:	14446

Description

After joining a dbf table to the attribute table of a vector layer and
leaving "Cache join layer in virtual memory" not selected, the attribute
table is correct and the layer automatically enters in editing mode.
Nevertheless, toggling editing off does not save the layer with its new table:
if the layer is removed from the TOC ans loaded again, the newly joined fields
are gone.
Currently, the only way of consolidating the new attribute table is using Save As...

Agus

History

#1 Updated by Marco Hugentobler almost 13 years ago

The join function does not write joined tables to the original tables intentionally.
However, it should probably notify the user that edits in the joined fields will be lost (or try to redirect the edits to the table where the field comes from)

#2 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 13 years ago

Status changed from Open to Feedback
Priority changed from 6 to Normal

I believe that after Marco explanation it should be possible to change subject and description of this ticket, eventually making it a features request to have the warning added. Please leave feedback.