Hi Delazj,

Yes - I was assuming that people would use the "Add delimited text layer tool". Sorry - I forgot to mention that. It is more flexible and easier to use than the "Add vector layer" dialogue.

About CSV, joins and updates: have you checked the cache vs. uncached option for your joins?

Andreas

On 18.09.2015 11:47, DelazJ wrote:
Hi,
Andreas, unless you add the csv file with "Add delimited text layer" tool, I'm afraid there's not a "watch file" option available.

I just add a csv file to a qgis project with "add a vector layer" tool. I open the same csv in a text editor and change some values. While reopening the csv file attribute table in QGIS, values were already uptodate. I've done nothing special. So I'm not sure if QGIS requiers a particular action to sync data. But what seems buggy is that even if the csv file attribue table is updated in QGIS, if this csv was joined to a shapefile, the changes won't be applied in the shapefile's attribute table. Can someone confirm?
I can't get changes with the "Refresh" button.

Tested with qgis ltr 2.8.3


2015-09-18 10:38 GMT+02:00 Andreas Neumann <a.neum...@carto.net <mailto:a.neum...@carto.net>>:

    Hi Marco,

    If you have the "watch file" option of your CSV file active it
    will reread data  when file content changes and when your redraw
    your map (either through navigation or redraw button).

    I guess you could also write a small Python script if you want to
    automatically trigger an update at a given interval. Maybe there
    is already a plugin available - I did not look.

    Andreas


    On 18.09.2015 10:15, Dr. Marco Lechner wrote:
    Hi Nicola,

    I guess this will only redraw the features in the mapcanvas, but not
    necessarily read the datasource file, but I'm not sure about this.

    Marco

    Am 18.09.2015 um 10:02 schrieb Nicola Poles:
    To reload a CSV file you can press the Refresh button on the toolbar or
    press the "F5" key

    Nicola

    On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Dr. Marco Lechner <mlech...@bfs.de 
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    <mailto:mlech...@bfs.de> <mailto:mlech...@bfs.de>> wrote:

         Hi,

         how (often) does QGIS read features from a file (like csv or shape -
         differences?)? I realize I do not really know how the datasource - 
qgis-
         communication goes.

         Imaine you have a csv or shape file that is loaded into QGIS but is
         automatically replaced from time to time (or lets say externally
         edited). Using a database- instead of file-based approach is better for
         sure, but still it is not clear when / how often (on which events) QGIS
         requests features from the datasources.

         As an idea in mind I see, the nice Sync-Plugin
         (https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/SyncQGISWithDir/) can monitor folders
         and notify the user if a new layer is available in a folder (well it
         does not take care of a changed layer (new timestamp of file, but 
adding
         this functionality should not be such a big thing). The user could also
         be notified when a layers file changed.

         But I'm not sure what was the best way to implement the (re)loading of
         an already loaded layer. Do I have to drop the layer and reload it
         (including keeping the style) or is there a more efficient way?

         Marco

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