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To learn some other interesting ways (drag and drop or openning from Windows explorer) to load spatial data from files, take a look at [http://www.spatialmanager.com/drag-and-drop-of-shp-kml-gpx-etc-files-to-a-map/ Drag and drop of SHP, KML, GPX, etc., files to a Map]
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You also can load data tables from spatial files into a Spatial Manager Desktop™ Map by dragging and dropping them from Windows explorer. This way of loading allows you to load several files at one time, as long as these kind of files do not need additional parameters to load them (for example, loading SHP files). If the data Provider used for the files to load needs additional parameters, it is only possible to drag and drop one file each time (for example, loading KML files)
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Also, it is possible to assign Spatial Manager Desktop™ as the application to “Open” a file type in Windows explorer and load directly this type of file into a new Map, by using a double-click or though the contextual menu in Windows explorer
  
  

Revision as of 17:57, 26 February 2014

Introduction

  • Objective of this section
    • To load spatial information from files with single or multiple content using different methods
  • Topics in this section
    • File load methods: data sources panel (direct from or through UDS), directly loading from Windows explorer or drag and dropping from the explorer to a Map
    • Multiple content files: files including internal folders and those files including multiple internal schemas and tables


How can I load a data table from a spatial file into a Map in Spatial Manager Desktop™?

You can load a data table from a spatial file using the right-click menu over the file item itself, over a table from the file or over any UDS that refers the file, in the "Data sources" panel, to load its content into a new or existing Map. You can also double-click over the file item itself, over a table from the file or over any UDS that refers the file, in the "Data sources" panel, to load its content into a new or existing Map (this behaviour may be configured in the application settings)


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You also can load data tables from spatial files into a Spatial Manager Desktop™ Map by dragging and dropping them from Windows explorer. This way of loading allows you to load several files at one time, as long as these kind of files do not need additional parameters to load them (for example, loading SHP files). If the data Provider used for the files to load needs additional parameters, it is only possible to drag and drop one file each time (for example, loading KML files)

Also, it is possible to assign Spatial Manager Desktop™ as the application to “Open” a file type in Windows explorer and load directly this type of file into a new Map, by using a double-click or though the contextual menu in Windows explorer


How can I open directly the folder containing a file in Spatial Manager Desktop™?

To open a file location, use the right-click menu over the file item in the "Data sources" panel


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