[Gvsig_english] Re: Opening a gvSIG project on another

[Sal Garfi]

Hello Ernesto and Antonio,

I take on board, Ernesto, what you say about editing the gvp file in, for instance, notepad. But I've opened it up and I have absolutely no idea where to start, so for the time being, I shall try to copy the 'absolute' file path of the project.

Now, I did not take the shape files and the gvp file out of their folder and put them into a new folder. I copied the folder as it was on the first computer's C drive and placed it within another folder on the other computers. So, Antonio, what do I have to do to preserve the project's 'absolute' file path? Do I have to copy the very first file, on the C drive, that the project file is in?

I'm sorry if I sound a bit confused, but I'm still unsure as to what I ought to do to remedy the situation.

Kind regards,

Sal
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ernesto sferlazza 
  To: Gvsig_internacional at runas.cap.gva.es 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:36 AM
  Subject: [Gvsig_english] Re: Opening a gvSIG project on another


  Hi Sal, 
  If You cannot copy exactly the same folder structure (e.g., using windows O.S.,  in the other computer the drive could be "D:" instead of "C:"), an alternative choice to that suggested by A. Falciano is to edit directly the gvp file with a text editor, replacing the new paths to the old paths.
  Best regards
  Ernesto
  >Sal Garfi wrote:
  > Dear All,
  >
  > I've recently completed some work on a project on gvSIG. All of the
  > shape files and the gvSIG (.GVP) file were kept in a single
  > project folder on the C drive. I've copied the folder onto my data stick
  > with the intention of loading the project on to another computer which
  > also has the same version of gvSIG as I have. I created a folder on the
  > second computer's C drive and I copied the original project folder into
  > it. However, when I opened gvSIG on the second computer, and browsed for
  > my project folder, and opened the GVP file, the information console came
  > up with the message "User Error", and after I managed to close the
  > information console, my layers were in the table of contents, but they
  > couldn't be opened - their file paths were apparently broken.
  >
  > I tried this on another computer. I did not get the Information Console
  > with the 'User Error' message, but again, I had to reload all of the
  > layer files.
  >
  > Can anyone please tell me how I can prevent this from happening in the
  > future, since I will want to give completed gvSIG projects to colleagues
  > of mine without them having to reinstall every layer file.
  >
  > I look forward to some enlightenment.

  Antonio Falciano answered
  >Hi Sal,
  >this error is due to the fact that data in gvSIG are stored with
  >absolute path, so you have to copy exacty with the same folder structure.
  >Regards,
  >Antonio


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