Feature request #6447

Geometry tools can only store in shp format

Added by Ole Nielsen about 12 years ago. Updated almost 12 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:Victor Olaya
Category:Python plugins
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:worksforme
Easy fix?:No Copied to github as #:15687

Description

I don't know if this is a bug or a feature request, but since QGIS generally supports several file formats I think it does qualify as a bug.

To reproduce please load the attached sqlite file and use one of the geometry tools such as "Multipart to Singleparts" or "Polygon to Lines". When prompted for an output file the tool will only allow the result to be stored as a shape file. This means among other things that attribute names may be truncated.

lembang_osm_20121003.sqlite - This is an sqlite file with building footprints from Open Street Map (540 KB) Ole Nielsen, 2012-10-03 02:40 AM

sextante_sqlite.png - Screenshot attempting to store SEXTANTE result as sqlite (289 KB) Ole Nielsen, 2012-10-03 04:03 AM

save_as.png (44 KB) Alexander Bruy, 2012-10-03 04:12 AM

History

#1 Updated by Alexander Bruy about 12 years ago

  • Tracker changed from Bug report to Feature request
  • Category set to 44
  • Target version set to Version 2.0.0
  • Operating System set to all

This is feature, not bug.
You can use this tools from SEXTANTE which provides ability to choose output format

#2 Updated by Ole Nielsen about 12 years ago

Thanks for the quick reply. Happy for this to be a feature.

However, going through SEXTANTE and trying what looks like the equivalent function it will still only allow the output to be saved as a shapefile. The attached screenshot shows that one can only choose SHP and when putting .sqlite as extension, the resulting file becomes .sqlite.shp

#3 Updated by Alexander Bruy about 12 years ago

Seems you select wrong menu entry when select file. See attached image

#4 Updated by Ole Nielsen about 12 years ago

Sorry but I can't see which tool are you using?
Assuming, it is from the ftools section, the save dialog does not look like what you uploaded (I get https://issues.qgis.org/attachments/4929/sextante_sqlite.png).

As far as I can see, only the shapefile format is supported.

I am running QGIS 1.7.3 and SEXTANTE 1.0.7

#5 Updated by Marco Bernasocchi about 12 years ago

  • Category changed from 44 to Python plugins
  • Assignee set to Victor Olaya

Hi Alex and Victor, this is funny, it works only if you use the sextante shipped with qgis. if you download sextante from the python plugins repo it doesent. so there is a SEXTANTE 1.0.7 from repo and 1.0.7 in master that have different functionality?
to reproduce,
build master 8ba3cfa
enable sextante from plugins -> it works
go to fetch python plugins
reinstall sextante
restart qgis -> it doesnt work

#6 Updated by Alexander Bruy about 12 years ago

Marco Bernasocchi wrote:

Hi Alex and Victor, this is funny, it works only if you use the sextante shipped with qgis.

Right, this feature was added a few days before SEXTANTE repo freeze

if you download sextante from the python plugins repo it doesent. so there is a SEXTANTE 1.0.7 from repo and 1.0.7 in master that have different functionality?

This already fixed in master, SEXTANTE in core has version 1.0.8

#7 Updated by Alexander Bruy about 12 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Feedback

#8 Updated by Jürgen Fischer almost 12 years ago

  • Resolution set to worksforme
  • Status changed from Feedback to Closed

closing for the lack of feedback - apparenty fixed in current SEXTANTE.

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