Hi! I circumvented the problem using the older tool in fTools Vector/Data Management Tools/Join (Carson is going to restore this option to fTools until we make sure Properties/Joints is always working) and also using R (both results are identical).
Agus 2011/12/21 Ramon Andiñach <[email protected]>: > > On 19/12/2011, at 03:15 , Agustin Lobo wrote: > >> I use Properties/JOINS to join a dbf table to a vector layer >> (fields ISO and ISO3 respectively). The Join works, but >> I get the following error when I try to save the vector layer as >> a new shapefile: >> Export to vector file failed. >> Error: Feature write errors: >> Invalid variant type for field X[11]: received void with type >> Invalid variant type for field X[11]: received void with type >> (many times repeated) >> Only 24 of 246 features written. >> >> The new layer is actually written (despite claiming "Export to vector >> failed") but only those countries with data in the dbf are available > > Hi Agus, > > I'm curious where you were trying to get to with this join? > (I know it's not working the way you would like, but thinking short term > about a work around). > > If you're heading for a map showing countries with that owl species, then you > could get the same result (intentionally, with out the errors) using a sort > and save selection, and then overlay the new layer on the world map. > > More layers, similar result. > > But it does depend what you were trying to do. > > -ramon._______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
