Hi Jukka,

  While the idea sounds appealing, I think that it would make Auto Assign
Attribute's UI more complex, and also make the plugIn's code more complex to
work on.

  As a side note, in SkyJUMP it is possible to copy and paste the Schema.

regards,
Larry

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Rahkonen Jukka
<jukka.rahko...@mmmtike.fi>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Without trying the plugin but using just imagination I am wondering if the
> best option for users would be to integrate this functionality to esisting
> "Auto assign attribute" tool. Now it manipulates attribute values in the
> existing schema, but it could have too more options:
> - Add attributes to schema from another table (option: with automatic
> values)
> - Add attributes to schema from CSV file (option: with automatic values)
>
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>
> -----Alkuperäinen viesti-----
> Lähettäjä: Sunburned Surveyor [mailto:sunburned.surve...@gmail.com]
> Lähetetty: ma 19.1.2009 23:45
> Vastaanottaja: OpenJump develop and use
> Aihe: [JPP-Devel] Alpha Release of the SurveyOS Attribute Adder
> Plug-InAvailable For OJ
>
> Hey Guys,
>
> I finished the "alpha" release of my attribute adder plug-in for OJ.
> This plug-in uses information stored in a CSV file to automatically
> add attributes to the feature schema of the selected layer. It also
> adds a default value for the attribute to each feature in the selected
> layer. Please note: This plug-in does not modify the selected layer,
> but creates a copy on which the modifications are performed.
>
>
> You can dowload the zip file from this web page:
>
> http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/resources.html
>
> The zip file for the plug-in includes a sample CSV file used to
> specify the attributes to be added to the layer, a copy of Jodd.jar
> (the only dependency of the plug-in), and the plug-in JAR itself. To
> install the plug-in:
>
> - Copy jodd.jar to your OJ lib folder or some other location on your
> classpath.
> - Copy the surveyos_attribute_utils.jar file to your OJ lib/ext folder.
>
> To use the plug-in:
>
> - Create and save a CSV file with the information for the attributes
> you want to add. Each row in the CSV file must specify (1) the
> attribute name, (2) the OJ attribute data type, and (3) a default
> value. (In that exacr order.) The plug-in does not currently support
> any rows that do not meet this format.
> - Execute OpenJUMP and select the "Attributes>Utils>Add Attributes
> >From CSV" menu command.
>
> I'll be working to put together a "beta" release package with
> installation instructions, short instructions on use of the plug-in,
> and separate source and binary packages. I'll get all of this on my
> SurveyOS SourceForge site when it's bundled up. In the meantime, you
> can grab the source code from the SurveyOS SVN. When the beta release
> is available on line (in a few days) I'll announce the plug-in to our
> users list.
>
> Please try the plug-in if you are interested and let me know when you
> find a bug.
>
> SS
>
>
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