On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:44 AM, Jose Gómez-Dans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Friday 03 October 2008 20:58:27 you wrote: >> > Nope, that doesn't change a thing. I am realising that my >> > geometry_columns table is empty, maybe this is where the problem lies? >> >> May be. However, quotes seem to make difference on both my Windows XP and >> Windows Vista: Single quotes are yielding the same message that you got, >> while double quotes are working. > > > Yes, I added an entry in the geometry_columns table, and I can access my data > in PostGIS. I imported my data with shp2pgsql, and I assumed entries to the > geometry table were done automatically, which doesn't seem to be the case. > > If having an entry in geometry_columns is a requirement, maybe it should be > visible in OGR's PostGIS page? Or maybe it's there and I haven't seen it!
Jose, You are correct. There is a rather questionable decision to assume the open fails if no layers are found in read-only mode for this, and a few other drivers. I've often found this to be a problem and would consider changing it. Best regards, -- ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for Rent _______________________________________________ gdal-dev mailing list gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev
