[Gvsig_english] GvSIG and Joins

[Wolfgang Qual]

Dear Benjamin, list

Benjamin Ducke schrieb:
> Dear all,
>
> It seems to me that gvSIG's Join functionality is 
> the weakest point of the current 1.9 code base. 
> There has been a lot of work on this recently and 
> things have been changing quickly from one build to
> the next.
>
> In my opinion, the Join function must currently 
> (build 1244) be considered broken, for the following 
> reasons:
>
> 1. All joined fields are prefixed "link_" (why not "join_"?).
> As Wolfgang remarks, this leads to mutilated attribute field
> names on shapefile export.
>   
please, please: neiter "link" nor "join_". Or only as an option.
> 2. There is currently nothing that can be done in gvSIG 
> with joined data that could not be done better directly 
> in the database. The only things that are GIS-specific, 
> the thematic mapping (symbology) and labeling, have been 
> disabled  for joined fields in recent builds.
>   
As most of our data is stored in shapefiles, I really depend on the join 
functionality of gvSIG. Ok. I did not see that the described 
functionalities have been disabled in the last builds.
...
> I think it would be an absolute pity to spoil such a great 
> software and all the progress that has been made in other 
> areas by shipping 1.9 with a broken Join function.
> I would not hesitate to recommend 1.9 for any purpose
> at the moment, except joining and mapping data from
> external databases -- too bad, really.
>
> Would it be possible to clean up the most important problems 
> with Join before the 1.9 release? 
> And restore the symbology and labeling stuff?
>   
... for joined fields... ok.
> On a related topic: Could the "Link" tool be changed to 
> use the same dialog  as the new"Join" tool, please? 
> The one it now has is old and buggy.
>   

Best,
Wolfgang
> Cheers,
>
> Ben
>
>
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