> Hi, > I have a query on creating shapefile from csv. I am not sure if this is the > correct forum for it. Thought I should try it anyway. > I have a csv file consisting of lat/lon and an attribute with double quotes > like this: > "<a > href="http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/gtspp/atlantic/2010/07/9670278.nc.html"; > target="_blank">Data URL</a>" > > When I create the shape file from this file using a vrt file, the shape file > has this value for the attribute: > <a > href=http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/gtspp/atlantic/2010/07/9670278.nc > > As you can see, the double quotes are gone and the attribute is truncated. > How do I overcome this problem? Any help is appreciated. > >
Because shapefile has a limit of 255 characters for string field. In your case you may use a service like tinyurl as a workaround Best regards Paolo _______________________________________________ gdal-dev mailing list gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev
