You can use the ftools. Vector > Geometry Tools > Export/Add Geometry Columns. This creates a new shapefile with the XCOORD and YCOORD fields.
There should be a way to just update the existing x y values of your layer. Just don't know how. On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Chris Buddenhagen <[email protected]> wrote: > Maning > > Ahhh ha. Got it. Duh. > > Now how to recalculate the x y values in the attribute table after moving > the point? > > Thanks > > Chris Buddenhagen > > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 10:19 PM, maning sambale > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You need to activate the "Move Feature" tool within the vector editing >> tool box. Then select the point you want to move. >> >> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Chris Buddenhagen >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I turned on edit and selected a point from a shape file with 1000s of >> > points, but could NOT move it to a new location using the mouse. >> > >> > Am I missing something? >> > >> > How can I move points in a shape file? >> > >> > Chris Buddenhagen >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Qgis-user mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> cheers, >> maning >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden >> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ >> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ >> ------------------------------------------------------ > > -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
