Re: [Qgis-user] TXT TO SHP

2010-08-27 Thread Stefan Kiefer
Hi john, please always post answers as well to the list. Your file has two issues: the first line should be the header, same composition as the datalines (means same delimiter, e.g. same number of spaces or any other delimiter comma, semikolon ...). After the header only datalines are alowed. your

Re: [Qgis-user] TXT TO SHP

2010-08-27 Thread John C. Tull
FYI (not shouted, but an acronym) http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_typing_words_in_all_caps_mean On Aug 27, 2010, at 3:35 PM, Noli Sicad wrote: > Please don't use / type in capital letters in posting in forums and > mailing lists to ask questions, it means that you are shouting / > yelling. >

Re: [Qgis-user] TXT TO SHP

2010-08-27 Thread Noli Sicad
Please don't use / type in capital letters in posting in forums and mailing lists to ask questions, it means that you are shouting / yelling. Noli On 8/28/10, John C. Tull wrote: > Why are you yelling? Take a look at the available plugins. There is a > delimited text import plugin as well as a c

Re: [Qgis-user] TXT TO SHP

2010-08-27 Thread John C. Tull
Why are you yelling? Take a look at the available plugins. There is a delimited text import plugin as well as a contour plugin. John On Aug 26, 2010, at 8:49 PM, john wrote: > HELLO ALL, >ANY ONE KNOW AN EASY WAY TO DISPLAY A TXT FILE WITH LONGLAT CO-ORDS AS A > SHP FILE IN QGIS AND THEN C

Re: [Qgis-user] TXT TO SHP

2010-08-27 Thread Stefan Kiefer
What format has the txt file? The file should have a header to get all da to import a delimited text it should be composed from at least a x and y coordinate. You have to give the delimiter (probably a "," or maybe a tabulator = \t . If you now select a file, then you can chose the x resp. y column