Hi Alex thanks for answering.
two ways how I get the result: a) Make a new empty Shapefile and generate a string attribute. Trying to write more than 80 signs doesn't work. b) Load a database layer with a attribute having more than 80 signs. Convert it to a Shapefile. The text is cut off after 80 signs. So it seems to be a Qgis problem and not a format problem. Alex Mandel-2 wrote: > > Michael Pfeiffer wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> is it possible that the maximum length of a text attribute (Shape Format) >> is >> limited to 80 signs? >> Or am I doing sth wrong? >> If not why is it limited to 80 signs and not to the normal 254 dbf signs? >> We are using Version 10691. >> >> thx >> >> Michael > > It's important to remember that each file type has it's own limitations. > In the case of the shapefile there are all sorts of known and unknown > things. > http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Geoprocessing%20considerations%20for%20shapefile%20output > > That said it is odd that it would be limited to 80 characters. > What we're you doing to discover this? Please describe the function > tools and procedures you used that made you think it was not taking more > than 80 characters. > We're you editing data in QGIS, or just viewing data? Or did you edit > the dbf in something else? > > Thanks, > Alex > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Maximum-length-for-text-attribute-in-shape--tp2867879p2867983.html Sent from the qgis-user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
