The Add Delimited Text Layer import tool also has a watch file option http://i.imgur.com/K1BL1zo.png
However this will only work for file based layers. I would like something that would work for any type, PostGIS, MS SQL, etc. - Nathan On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Vincent Picavet <vincent...@oslandia.com>wrote: > Hi Regis, all, > > You can also open a CSV with X.Y coordinates with a VRT file describing the > geometry component. You could automatically generate and load such a VRT > with > an interface to guide the user. > > Vincent > > Le lundi 1 juillet 2013 09:48:00, HAUBOURG a écrit : > > Hi all, let me precise the need: > > Numerical vertex edit and wkt plugin are usefull when dealing with one > > geometry. Geom calculation with field update can create eventually a WKB, > > but it's absolutely not user friendly, and there is actually no way to > > load a layer from that in a file based layer. > > > > Think of a user getting a excel or calc spreadsheet with XY inside. The > > only way to import it directly as a spatial layer (not talking about > using > > sqlite or postgis.. too complex for common users not even aware of data > > source types) is too export it to csv and import it with delimited text > > plugin. That is always a pain since no tool exports csv in the same way > > when dealing with numerical / text types, decimal separators... XLS, > calc, > > dbf do type correctly fields and avoid any file conversion (if no formula > > or problem in field names today). Importing directly the datasource, and > > being able to spatialize it afterwards , only if needed (join pure > > attribute data is also a use case), would be nice. > > > > So is the need for my corp. > > My question : I would like to avoid data duplication (again) , is that > > feasible using pluginlayerType in python API todayu, or do I need some > > core modifications ? Of course, that need to be reloaded correctly with a > > project file. > > > > Régis > > > > > > > > > > Cordialement, > > Régis Haubourg > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------- Régis Haubourg > > > > Administrateur de données Géographiques > > Département des Systèmes d'Information (DCSI) > > Agence de l'eau Adour Garonne > > 90 rue du Férétra, > > 31078 Toulouse Cedex4 > > Tél: 05 61 36 82 58 > > Mail: > > regis.haubo...@eau-adour-garonne.fr<mailto: > regis.haubourg@eau-adour-garonn > > e.fr> [cid:image002.jpg@01CE5BAA.92C70ED0] > > http://www.eau-adour-garonne.fr<http://www.eau-adour-garonne.fr/> > > > > Accédez aux données sur l'eau : > > http://adour-garonne.eaufrance.fr/ > > > > De : kimaidou [mailto:kimai...@gmail.com] > > Envoyé : dimanche 30 juin 2013 22:00 > > À : Anita Graser > > Cc : Alexander Bruy; qgis-developer; HAUBOURG > > Objet : Re: [Qgis-developer] New feature's needed, create geometry from > > attribute > > > > Hi > > What about using the field calculator ? I think I have seen a method in > the > > "geometry" tools : something like geomfromwkt ? If needed, we could > simply > > add a way to modifiy the features geometry with the field calculator, and > > it will do the trick. > > > > > > 2013/6/30 Anita Graser <anitagra...@gmx.at<mailto:anitagra...@gmx.at>> > > The Quick WKT plugin does something very similar. > > Anita > > > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Alexander Bruy > > <alexander.b...@gmail.com<mailto:alexander.b...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi, > > what about NumericalVertexEdit plugin? If I understand correctly, it do > > what you need. > > > > 2013/6/30 Régis Haubourg <regis.haubourg@eau-adour- > garonne.fr<mailto:regis.haubo...@eau-adour-garonne.fr>>: > > > Hi all, > > > After some training courses here, a very common use case is not > satisfied > > > easily: > > > > > > The only entry to create geometry from text (XY or WKT) is the > delimited > > > text plugin. > > > It appears that having a separate fonction "create point" like in > Mapinfo > > > or Arcgis would be really handy, and could avoid the need of csv > import. > > > > > > I was thinking of making a plugin for this, but I'm wondering what is > the > > > best approach. > > > > > > 1- duplicate layer into a memory layer. Easy, requires > MemoryLayerSaver > > > to > > > > > > make data persistent, is not dynamic with datasource. > > > > > > 2- create a pluginLayer? I'm not sure it will do what I need. I would > > > like > > > > > > the project to keep a reference to the datasource (xls, whatever ogr/ > > > postgres/ sqlite/ spatialite) and replace or create geometry on load by > > > reading XY columns or WKT column. > > > > > > Is that feasable in a plugin, as a proof of concept, or does it > require > > > core classes modifications (C++ work , so I won't do it by myself) > > > > > > Thanks for your tips, > > > Régis > > > > -- > > Alexander Bruy > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-developer mailing list > > Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-developer mailing list > > Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >
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