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When I create a new shapefile in QGIS, I'm presented with the "New Vector Layer" window, where I specify the Shapefile type (Point/Line/Polygon) and am then able to create attribute fields.
I'm only able to select the field type as Text/Integer/Decimal - how do I go about creating a date field type?
The way I have done this is as follows:
- Add a column to your attribute table (ie: Date, Text, 10 characters)
- Open the layer properties window and navigate to the Fields tab
- On the Date line under the Edit widget, change it from Line edit to Calender
- To add a date to the attribute, double click the Date field record in the attribute table and click on the ... button
- Choose the appropriate date![QGIS Date Attributes][1]
