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I'm using Natural Earth 50m data and I want separate country shp layers so I can export to Illustrator. I can classify by Long_Name easily. I can Split Vector Layer on Long_Name easily. What I can't do is name the resulting files based on their unique Long_Name value. What am I missing?

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  • Maybe run us through your exact steps when using split vector layer. I just tried it and it uses the attributes of the column the layer was split by.
    – Erik
    Commented Aug 3, 2020 at 14:14
  • Open Select Vector Layer in Processing Toolbox.Input layer is my correct layer. Change the Unique ID Field to Name_Long. Select my appropriate Output Directory Result: A folder full of files named NAME_LONG_0 through NAME_LONG_264
    – Brian
    Commented Aug 3, 2020 at 14:33
  • And how does the output not satisfy your needs?
    – Erik
    Commented Aug 3, 2020 at 14:40
  • I need to retain the unique NAME_LONG value. Because I need Illustrator layers named "Afghanistan" not NAME_LONG_264. I have thought about re-naming, but I can't seem to batch that OR parse the file (even manually) to extract the name.
    – Brian
    Commented Aug 3, 2020 at 14:42
  • Have you verified that the column actually holds the country names, and not the IDs?
    – Erik
    Commented Aug 3, 2020 at 14:43

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Just download the new version. Been cracking my head as well why the values are not unique. 3.16 is the latest. I was using 3.14 before.

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