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Does Qlik Cloud support loading of SHAPE files ?
Sure, take a look at https://community.qlik.com/t5/Qlik-Sense-Documents/GeoOperations-Examples-Qlik-GeoAnalytics/ta-p/175...
Load * Extension GeoOperations.ScriptEval(' load() DATASOURCE cont GEOFILE type="shape", url="lib://DataFiles/continents.shpzip")';
He was asking Qlik cloud, not Qlik Sense on prem. How can we even upload zip file to SaaS spaces?
Hi! I was able to upload a shp file last week to Qlik Cloud, I followed the documentation using GeoOperations connector, exact the same way the example Patric sent:
Load * Extension GeoOperations.ScriptEval('
load() DATASOURCE shape GEOFILE type="shape",
url="https://dl.dropbox.com/s/ipi6tazxwkbuzu6/continents.zip?dl=0"');
Just had to upload to dropbox before.
Shapefiles (zipped) can be uploaded via DataFiles in the Data Load Editor, though they have to be renamed so the file extension is ".shpzip", e.g. "foo.zip" => "foo.shpzip".
Note that in order to see the geo files in the dialog you will need to change the filter to "Geographic files".
Also you can't select the geofiles through the select dialog at the moment, as the engine itself can't process them. We do have items in the backlog to improve how they are handled in the DLE / hub / catalog.
In order to use them in the script, you just refer to them with e.g. "lib://DataFiles/foo.shpzip" or "lib://space:DataFiles/foo.shpzip".
"In order to use them in the script, you just refer to them with e.g. "lib://DataFiles/foo.shpzip" or "lib://space:DataFiles/foo.shpzip"."
Can you please give an example? I cannot get this work for me. It always says file not found. Thank you!
Hi,
I'm just curious...
I don't see the option of choosing Geographic files in that dialog box, does that mean one needs a specific version of Qlik?
I see delimited files, excel files then the next option is HTML files, I have no option to choose those geographic files in the data load editor.