Hi Ken, Where are you storing the new layer? Maybe you are not selecting a folder where you can write the new shapefile (that's why you get the permission denied error). Can you confirm the location of the new shapefile?
Regards, Jorge Gustavo Às 16:15 de 30/10/19, Ken McCall escreveu: > > After years of using ARCGIS, I’m using the training manual to become > acquainted with QGIS. I’ve downloaded 3.8, and worked through the > first 100 pages with no problem. While some of the 3.8 dialog boxes > don’t look like the training manual I’ve been able to see the required > buttons, drop downs, etc. But on others, I’ve hit some deadends. > > > > For example, on page 105 when it try to create a dynamic map canvas, > in 5.2.1.5, when I go to the Item /Properties Panel/, there is no > /Position and Size/ section showing. > > > > Another example: On p. 114 in ‘Creating a New Vector Dataset’, when I > try to save the dataset, I get an error message: > > > > ‘Layer creation failed: Failed to create file created_shapefile.shp: > Permission denied. > > > > In both examples, I’ve tried several times, following the > instructions, only to get the same result. > > > > So, questions: > > > > Is 3.8 that different from 3.4? > > Am I running into bugs in the software or the documentation? (It could > be user error, but I’m painstakingly following the instructions.) > > Should I scrap 3.8 and go with 3.4 instead? > > > > TIA, > > > > Ken McCall > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user -- Email Signature Logo <https://www.geomaster.pt> *Geomaster* *Jorge Gustavo Rocha* | Software Engineer *e:*j...@geomaster.pt | *m:*+351 910 333 888 *g:*41.54094,-8.40490 | *v: *510 906 109 *a: * Rua António Cândido Pinto, 67, 4715-400 Braga
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