Installation

Windows

1. Download the ZIP file of Loader from https://github.com/AstunTechnology/Loader/archive/master.zip and extract the contents to a folder that you can remember
2. Install GDAL and python using the OSGeo4W Installer from http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/
3. Download and run the OSGeo4W Installer
4. Choose Advanced Install
5. On the Select Packages page expand Commandline_Utilities and Select from the list gdal and python
6. Install easy_install to allow you to install lxml
7. Download the python-distribute distribute_setup.py script
8. Open the OSGeo4W Shell (Start > Programs > OSGeo4W > OSGeo4W > OSGeo4W Shell)
9. Change to the folder that you downloaded distribute_setup.py to (if you downloaded to C:\Temp then run cd C:\Temp)
10. Install easy_install by running python distribute_setup.py
11. To install lxml with easy_install run easy_install lxml==2.3

Once the above has been installed you should have everything required to run the loader. To run the loader:

1. First configure the loader by editing loader.config in a text editor (see Configuration Examples)
2. Open the OSGeo4W Shell by choosing Start > Programs > OSGeo4W > OSGeo4W > OSGeo4W Shell
3. Navigate to the python folder of the loader (if you've extracted the loader to C:\Temp\Loader then cd C:\Temp\Loader\python)
4. Run the loader by running python loader.py loader.config
5. If something goes wrong or you're not sure what's going on try running in debug mode by running: python loader.py loader.config debug=True. Debug mode prints out more information as the loader runs and will leave the temporary files it creates.

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Running Loader from a batch file on Window

If you want to automate the process of running Loader in a batch file then Gist #4492765 may help.