Hey List!*
**
*I'm having trouble tracking down an answer to a question, from either
the archived mailing list or google, I have about ogr2ogr and loading
data to PostGIS.
*
*Basically, what's the difference between the -overwrite flag and the
layer creation option OVERWRITE for the PostgreSQL/PostGIS driver?*
**
*The descriptions are a little similar and I can't think of how they
should be used differently.*
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*For example, they say*:**
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*
-overwrite:
Delete the output layer and recreate it empty
*
*
OVERWRITE*: This may be "YES" to force an existing layer of the desired
name to be destroyed before creating the requested layer.*
*
*They either say they "delete" or "destroy" (is there a difference?) the
layer prior to insert/copy but then one says "recreate it empty" which I
can't see it producing an empty layer, and the other one says "creating
the requested layer".
On another issue, I used to just use options like "-update -progress
-unsetFid --config OGR_TRUNCATE YES -gt 65536" so that en existing table
in the database could be updated without deleting VIEWS and user
permissions. But unfortunately, one of the datasets I got recently has
all the fields renamed so I have to get creative with the -fieldmap
option or the new -addfields (but that means I have to delete the old
redundant fields afterwards).
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Kind regards,
Donovan
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