Re: [udig-users] Exporting a shapefile to PostGIS

[Jody Garnett <jgarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pierre Racine wrote:
> At step 4 how do you ensure that the layer you are creating will be a PostGIS layer?
>   
You are correct I phrased step 4 wrong; can you try right clicking on 
the PostGIS server in the catalog and see what actions are available to 
you? One of them should be about creating a new feature type.
> Pierre
> PS: I'm sorry to say that but uDig is far from being user-friendly... 
>   
That is why it is an open source project! Friendly is as friendly does 
:-) I would love some more help; and your feedback is helpful. If you 
had some ideas of what you would like to see we can write them down for 
later.

I am just getting back into uDig development, and am taking it easy as I 
remember what I am doing.
Jody

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> > de Jody Garnett
> > Envoyé : 3 mars 2008 19:44
> > À : Pierre Racine
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> > Objet : Re: [udig-users] Exporting a shapefile to PostGIS
> >
> > Thinking ... we have not hooked it up as an "Export" yet; but it is 
> > possible.
> >
> > Can you try the following sequence for me and let me know how it goes:
> > 1. Open up a map showing the shapefile
> > 2. Select all the features in the shapefile (if the Edit > Select All 
> > action does not work use the selection tool)
> > 3. Select the PostGIS server that you want to export
> > 4. Layer > Create ....
> > 5. The create type dialog should have the same schema as the features 
> > being copied (if not you are going to have to do it by hand)
> > 6. Add you new type to the map
> > 7. Paste the features
> > 8. Commit
> >
> > If this works we will add it to the online help under "tasks".
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jody
> >
> > Pierre Racine wrote:
> >     
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I would have expected uDig to be able to load a shapefile 
> > >       
> > and export it
> >     
> > > to PostGIS. Is it possible?
> > >
> > > Pierre
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