Claus, This is known as https://hub.qgis.org/issues/14378 . I'm currently working on a fix for that.
As a workaround (not necessarily practical), you can try setting the .tab, .dat, .map and .id files to be read-only in the Explorer Even > Hi everybody > > I have encountered a problem with QGIS and MapInfo coexistence. > I have no problems opening the same MapInfo tab file (native mapinfo 7.8 > format) from 2 pc's running either QGIS 2.14.1 or Mapinfo 12.0.3. at the > same time. > > BUT > If I style the Mapinfo layer in QGIS 2.14.1, categorized from values in a > column, then MapInfo cannot open the table, or using the info button in an > already opened table and sends an error : > Translated from Danish is says: Cannot acces the xxx.DAT for reading. Check > that the file is not opened from another program. > > Closing QGIS I can again access the file from Mapinfo. > > Anybody has a workaround from that! > > It makes sharing the same data impossible between QGIS 2.14.1 and MapInfo > users. > > NB! No such problems with QGIS 2.8.5 and MapInfo 12.0.3 > > Tecnical details > PC1 Win8.1 64bit, QGIS 2.14.1 64bit, MapInfo 12.0.3 32bit > PC2 ditto > PC3 Win7 32bit - QGIS 2.8.5 32 bit, MapInfo 12.0.3 32bit > > Regards > > Claus Sørensen > Viborg Kommune, > Denmark -- Spatialys - Geospatial professional services http://www.spatialys.com _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
