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In the newer versions of QGIS it's possible to export a layer as a Mapinfo Tab file and include the Feature Symbology. Does anyone know if you can access this as part of the 'Save Vector Features To File' algorithm or PyQGIS?

symbology export

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Apply the symbologyExport=QgsVectorFileWriter.FeatureSymbology parameter when writing and it will keep its symbology when opened in MapInfo.

from os.path import abspath
from qgis.utils import iface 

_vlayer = iface.activeLayer()

_writer = QgsVectorFileWriter.writeAsVectorFormat(
    layer=_vlayer,
    fileName=abspath("D:/test_file.tab"),
    fileEncoding="utf-8",
    driverName="MapInfo File",
    symbologyExport=QgsVectorFileWriter.FeatureSymbology
    )
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  • have you checked it with a point layer?
    – KVO
    May 21 at 14:10
  • it doesn't seem to work with points but it does work with polygons. Haven't checked lines yet. That's a pain, as it will read MapInfo point symbology into QGIS
    – Prosper
    May 22 at 7:43
  • I have asked a question about it 2 years ago. It is here: gis.stackexchange.com/questions/388797/…
    – KVO
    May 27 at 12:41

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