Bug report #9545

Delete attribute in layer properties fields for Shapefile

Added by Francois Terreno over 10 years ago. Updated over 10 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:-
Affected QGIS version:2.0.1 Regression?:No
Operating System: Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:up/downstream
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:18132

Description

Delete attribute function
in layer properties fields for Shapefile
Layer _ properties _ fields _ toggle editing mode _ delete column

Icon for deleting attributes does not get activated.
Then, attributes cannot be deleted.

Tested 3 versions of QGIS 2.0.1:

2 Ubuntu 12.04 versions and

one windows version

The stable release for Ubuntu 12.04 shows the bug for a shapefile editing.

The other 2 versions are OK.

Here are the details:

Parameter - Ubuntu 12.04 stable 2.01 - Ubuntu 12.04 unstable - Windows

Qt - 4.8.1 4.8.1 4.7.1

GDAL/OGR 1.7.3 1.10.0 1.10.1

GEOS 3.2.2-CAPI-1.6.2 3.3.8-CAPI-1.7.8 - 3.3.8-CAPI-1.7.8

PostgreSQL-Client 9.1.3 9.1.9 - 8.3.10

QWT 5.2.2 5.2.2 5.2.1

QScintilla2 unkown unkown 2.6.2

QGIS-Code unkown unkown ebebdf3

SpatiaLite - 3.0.0-beta 4.1.0-beta 4.1.1

PROJ.4 470 480 - 480

History

#1 Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 10 years ago

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

Deleting of columns in shapefiles depends on GDAL/OGR. GDAL/OGR 1.7 doesn't support removal of attribute from shapefiles. Try using GDAL/OGR (and QGIS) from ubuntugis or the table manager plugin.

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