When I load a .Tab file into QGIS I am unable to make changes to it. The information on the MetaData Tab reads the following:
"Editing Capabilities of this layer: Add Attributes, Fast Access to Features at ID"
How can I change the Editing Capabilities so that I can edit the features with this .TAB file.
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1Simple answer is you can't. The mitab lib that ogr uses which qgis uses doesn't support this.Nathan W– Nathan W2013年03月15日 10:12:09 +00:00Commented Mar 15, 2013 at 10:12
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@NathanW I think that's a valid answer that should be upvoted. Please post it.underdark– underdark2013年03月15日 12:12:28 +00:00Commented Mar 15, 2013 at 12:12
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I would upvote it, but I am a newbie and not allowed to vote until I have a 15 reputation.rockerjjt– rockerjjt2013年03月17日 08:35:43 +00:00Commented Mar 17, 2013 at 8:35
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Simple answer is you can't. The mitab lib that ogr uses which qgis uses doesn't support this.
In QGIS 2.14, it is now possible to edit TAB files. It came as a bit of a surprise to me because I jumped from using QGIS 2.8 to 2.14 and didn't realise the editing capability. Very welcome for those who make extensive use of TAB files.
FYI...It seems that you can edit MapInfo .tab files as long they are not using .dbf to store the data. Doesn't look like it can edit those...I tested and I can edit with a .dat file, but not a .dbf file
Why not just right click on the layer in question and save as a shapefile, then edit to your requirements then.
If you need it as a .tab you could repeat the process only choosing to save as a .tab then.
Now in Version 2.14.1 it is possible to change the Editing Capabilities on a MapInfo Tab file. I have recently tested adding a new column to a mitab. It worked easily.
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I'm using exactly version 2.18 and there is problem writing TAB files. Look at this post for details: gis.stackexchange.com/questions/262822/…Kostadin– Kostadin2017年11月23日 13:21:28 +00:00Commented Nov 23, 2017 at 13:21