Hi Ken, It can be any of the three problems, but, since you are following orders, let's assume that it's not your error.
I would start guessing that the documentation may be outdated. And it may not be a question of 3.4 vs 3.8, but really outdated information even for 3.4. This being said, can I ask you to open qgis-documentation bug tickets, whenever you find problems in the documentation? Thanks, Alexandre Neto A quarta, 30/10/2019, 19:18, SIGéal <sig...@sigeal.com> escreveu: > Hi, > > I remember having this problem if I typed the shapefile name directly in > the textbox, without clicking on the Browse button to select a location for > the file. > > Hope this helps, > > -- > Christophe > > Le 30/10/2019 à 19:29, Jorge Gustavo Rocha a écrit : > > 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 listqgis-u...@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > -- > [image: 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing listqgis-u...@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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