Re: [Qgis-user] How to install .dbf files in Qgis 2.0

Sat, 14 Dec 2013 12:56:42 -0800


On 12/14/2013 03:41 PM, Mike Michalkiewicz wrote:

Hello everyone-

 

Newer to GIS, and used ESRI ArcView in my classes….but just downloaded Qgis 2.0 to keep my skills going after I got my GIS certificate.  However, I was wondering how do you load a .dbf file into Qgis?  I have some files from the city I want to play with in Qgis to get comfortable with, but cannot get them to load.  I see no extension for .dbf files in Qgis.

 

Thanks!

 

Mike


Hi Mike,

If you go to Add Vector Layer and set the file filter to "All Files", you can select a DBF. QGIS will add it as an attribute table without spatial data. Note that if the DBF is associated with a shapefile (shapefile with same base file name exists in the same folder), QGIS will assume that you really want the shapefile and add the spatial data as well.

Best,
--Lee

-- 
Lee Hachadoorian
Assistant Professor in Geography, Dartmouth College
http://geospatial.commons.gc.cuny.edu
http://freecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu



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