In the language of databases, to "do a join" between a shape file and
a another source of record information.
Short answer: no. Interim answer: move your data into a real RDBMS
(PostGIS, Oracle) and do the join in SQL, or as a view and connect to
it there.
Final answer: eventually, and particularly if someone funds that
development, as it is a core piece of desktop GIS functionality, but
not at the moment.
P.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Schultz, Gary T - COMMERCE
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Gary.Schultz@...> wrote:
> I'm new to uDIG. Great application. We are looking as a tool to use along
> side ArcGIS and maybe someday as a possible replacement to ArcGIS.
>
> Is it possible to connect a shapefile to an MS Access database tables as can
> be done in ArcGIS, in order to use the attributes from the Access tables?
> Can you connect to a dbf file? Or is it possible to connect the shapefile to
> an ODBC datasource?
>
> Thanks in advance for any information provided.
>
> Gary T. Schultz
> Web Administrator
> Wisconsin Department of Commerce
> 608-266-1283
>
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