Re: [Qgis-user] adding a layer from a zipped file

2022-05-28 Thread Phil Wyatt via Qgis-user
Hi Stephen, You might let us know your operating system and which version of QGIS you are using because it works as you desire in the latest development (3.24.3) and Long Term Release versions (3.22.7). It may just be a matter of updating QGIS. Cheers - Phil From: Qgis-user On

Re: [Qgis-user] Error export .shp to .gpx

2022-05-28 Thread Thayer Young via Qgis-user
Hi Mike, The GPX format has a short list of allowed field names . So either you have to convert all your fields to fit that list, or you can use gpx extensions and it will allow you to use your designated names. Depending on where you want to transfer the GPX file to, your device may not be

[Qgis-user] Error export .shp to .gpx

2022-05-28 Thread Grant Boxer via Qgis-user
Hi Mike, to export points from a shape file to a gpx file, I use the POI plugin. This plugin allows you to specify which column you want as the point ID. Cheers Grant -Original Message- From: Qgis-user On Behalf Of qgis-user-requ...@lists.osgeo.org Sent: Sunday, 29 May 2022 3:00 AM To:

[Qgis-user] adding a layer from a zipped file

2022-05-28 Thread Stephen Sacks via Qgis-user
When I write a layer as a shape file, it appears on my C: drive as six files, all with the same name but different extensions.  Then I zip those six into a single file (xxx.zip).  When I reload that layer from the zip file (Layer > AddLayer > VectorLayer > File > Dataset > xxx.zip), QGIS is

Re: [Qgis-user] Error export .shp to .gpx

2022-05-28 Thread Mike Breiding - Morgantown WV via Qgis-user
On 5/28/2022 8:56 AM, Fernando M. Roxo da Motta wrote: On Sat, 28 May 2022 08:14:13 -0400, Mike Breiding - Morgantown WV via Qgis-user wrote: Greetings, I get the following error when I try to export .shp to .gpx. I do not understand what is meant by "Use GPX_USE_EXTENSIONS creation

Re: [Qgis-user] Error export .shp to .gpx

2022-05-28 Thread Fernando M. Roxo da Motta via Qgis-user
On Sat, 28 May 2022 08:14:13 -0400, Mike Breiding - Morgantown WV via Qgis-user wrote: > Greetings, > I get the following error when I try to export .shp to .gpx. > I do not understand what is meant by "Use GPX_USE_EXTENSIONS creation > option..." See:

[Qgis-user] Error export .shp to .gpx

2022-05-28 Thread Mike Breiding - Morgantown WV via Qgis-user
Greetings, I get the following error when I try to export .shp to .gpx. I do not understand what is meant by "Use GPX_USE_EXTENSIONS creation option..." Can any help with this? Thanks, WV-Mike "Export to vector file failed. Error: Creation of field VERSION failed (OGR error: Field of