What version of QGIS, which Operating System and if you know what version of GDAL.
We'll need that info to try and repeat the issue. Thanks, Alex Michael Pfeiffer wrote: > 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 >> >> > _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
