I'm also very interested in 'ESRI file geodatabase', not the 'Personal geodatabase', ( mdb or ms-access, or JET database) that ESRI not recommend to use...
I tried to compile for month ago, but I think I stuck on the same place Art get stuck.. /Cheers 2013/1/4 Randal Hale <[email protected]> > Hi Art, > > So I've got QGIS running on windows and linux. I haven't tried to compile > file geodatabase support into my linux install (that's on my list to do). > On my windows install I'm running OSGeo4Win - adding file based geodatabase > support was easy - I just added the "module" and had support (I'm currently > on my linux machine and not near my windows machine - or I would tell you > exactly what I added). > > My windows machine is running Windows 7 64bit - my linux machine is > running xubuntu. I own a consulting business and have ArcGIS running on my > windows machine. There's not way I'm ever going to windows 8. So I'm > sticking with windows 7 for ESRI and migrating as much of my workflow over > to linux as I can...as I tell people - A clip is a clip and a buffer is a > buffer. So I'll do what I can on linux and when I have to go with ESRI I'll > jump over to windows. > > Now that I read all of this - I should really try to compile file based > support on this laptop over the weekend. > > Randy > > > Randal Hale, GISP > North River Geographic Systems, Inchttp://www.northrivergeographic.com > 423.653.3611 [email protected] > twitter:rjhale http://about.me/rjhale > > On 01/01/2013 03:05 PM, Art wrote: > > I have two options right now. I am a Linux lover, and I am investigating > compiling the Esri File Geodatabase API on Linux. However, the other option > is to handle it all through Windows, probably using OsGeo4Win. That means I > would probably have to make a switch to Windows. I do have a copy of ESRI's > ArcGIS that will work until August that was given to me for a GIS Course, > so I will have that option for some time but it will not be permanent. Does > anyone have a recommended course of action? I have attached the results > from my last compile attempt involving the File Geodatabase API. I have not > found a detailed set of compiling instructions to make and install it, and > am uncertain as to how I should proceed further. > > Art > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing > [email protected]http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >
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