Error: There are no KML files to load from the base directory with this filter

[boomvalk]

Hi,
When I try the Load Them All plugin, select a map containing two sub maps each containing a KML file I always get the error: "There are no shp, mif, tab, kml, ... files to load fromt he base directory with this filter. Change those parameters and try again"

This is odd since I have turned off all filters and the maps contain nothing but the KML files I wish to upload. I tried it with all boxes unchecked in configuration, tried it in a new empty project as well as an existing one, rebooted my QGIS, tried with "all listed formats" as well as ".kml". Everything try results in the same error.

When I try the plugin for a different map structure containing .shp files everything works like a charm.

Can someone please help? Im on QGIS 2.14.2 on a windows 7

[boomvalk]

Hi,
So I figured out the issue. Apparently it had something to do with the folder structure. If I moved the map containing the files to a different location all of a sudden it worked like a charm. Thanks for the great plugin! Might be something to look into though, possibly something to do with a maximum pathway length?
The folder that didn't work as well as the one where it does work are located on a server, maps created by myself on a directory I have full acces to (editing too).

Anyway Great plugin! One small suggestion: the configuration "sort loaded layers by name" doesn't work propperly for numbers in the directory names.

An extra question: Is there a way to export all the files back to the original folder pathway? In my case I imported a big batch of KML files in WGS84 and wat to export them to the source maps in a .shp with a different CRS (Lambert1972 EPSG31370)

[gacarrillor]

Hi @boomvalk,

thanks for raising these issues.

• On my GNU/Linux machine KML files are loaded properly, even adding spaces and Umlauts into folder names. It seems to be a Windows issue, I'll have to test it there.
• Right, there is a problem with ordering numbers. I'll check that out as well.

Regarding the batch export functionality, unfortunately I have no spare time these days to spend on it, but it should be certainly possible.

I'll keep you informed when these issues are solved.

Regards,

Germán

[boomvalk]

Hi Germán, I did the batch export with a Python script. It doesn't yet save the files to the correct directories yet but for now I am helped a great deal with your plugin as it is now. Many thanks for you great plugin! from qgis.core import * import os pathToFile = "S:\\Meetnetten\\Amfibieen en reptielen\\Vuursalamander\\Transecten 2016\\" trs = QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem() trs.createFromId(31370) suffix = "_Lambert1972_Versie2016-01-04" prefix = "Transect_Vuursalamander_" layers = iface.legendInterface().layers() for layer in layers: newName = prefix + layer.name() + suffix + ".shp" ret = QgsVectorFileWriter.writeAsVectorFormat(layer,pathToFile + newName,'utf-8',trs,'ESRI Shapefile') if ret == QgsVectorFileWriter.NoError: print newName + " saved to " + pathToFile + "!"

[gacarrillor]

Always use os.path to deal with paths.

To save each layer in its corresponding folder, you could extract its folder with:
layerDir = os.path.dirname( layer.source() ) # Will work because your layers are file-based

and then, set the path to the new layer as:

ret = QgsVectorFileWriter.writeAsVectorFormat( layer, os.path.join( layerDir, newName ),'utf-8',trs,'ESRI Shapefile' )