MapInfo-to-QGIS-style-generator

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Generates a QGIS qml file containing the closest match for a MapInfo style.

- Can generate a QGIS Categorized Symbols qml from a list of values and MapInfo Font or MapInfo 3.0 symbols
    Example in mapinfo.txt:
        Non Return Valve| Symbol (101,10502399,9,"MapInfo Cartographic",1,0)
        Actuated Valve| Symbol (101,53456,9,"MapInfo Cartographic",1,0)
        Scour Valve| Symbol (101,16711680,9,"MapInfo Cartographic",0,0)
        Air Valve| Symbol (101,16754768,9,"MapInfo Cartographic",1,0)
    Must be delimited using |
    Supported formats:
        {value} | {label} | {font style}
    or
        {value} | {font style}
- Using the --UseMapInfo flag MapInfo will be invoked to generate the above text file
  and QML file for you.
- Does not support custom bmp MapInfo symbols. QGIS uses svg rather the bitmap.
- WARNING. Little to no error handling at the current time.
- NOTE: Only symbols are currently supported.  Lines and Regions will be added later.

Usage (WARNING! MAY CHANGE): Usage: mapinfoToQgis.py inputFile outQmlFile [options]

inputFile must contain a list of values and styles in the following format
Supported formats:
    {value} | {label} | {font style}
or
    {value} | {font style}

inputFile can also be a path to a MapInfo TAB file if you are using the --UseMapInfo switch.
Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c COLUMNNAME, --column=COLUMNNAME
                        Name of the column the values are in
  -m, --UseMapInfo
                        If used MapInfo will be invoked to handle to needed query for
                        the correct input.  inputFile must be the path a MapInfo table.
                        Column name must be supplied using -c
                        Only point object tables are currently supported.
                        MapInfo must be installed.

Step by step: 1. Download latest package from https://github.com/NathanW2/MapInfo-to-QGIS-style-generator 2. Extact zip 3. Open OsGeo4W shell (Found under Start->OsGeo4w->OsGeo4W) 4. Run the following commands in OsGeo4W shell cd {folder of extracted zip} python mapinfoToQgis.py --help 5. Follow help commands 6. Open MapInfo layer in QGIS. 7. Open layer properties via double click or right click -> properties. 8. Select Load Style 9. Load the qml you supplied to mapinfoToQgis.py 10. Enjoy