[GRASS-user] v.in.ascii error message

[gary]

I changed the input format but got the same cryptic error message.


Markus Neteler wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 01:30:43AM -0700, gary wrote:
> 
>>I find this error message from v.in.ascii a bit cryptic.
>>
>>grass command:
>>v.in.ascii input=/usr/localsrc/utm/PERMANENT/site.dat output=sites5
>>format=point fs=| skip=0 x=1 y=2 z=0 cat=0
>>
>>error message:
>>Maximum input row length: 24
>>Maximum number of columns: 2
>>Minimum number of columns: 0
>>
>>GRASS_INFO_ERROR(15897,1): x column number > minimum last column number
>>GRASS_INFO_ERROR(15897,1): (incorrect field separator?)
>>
>>
>>
>>The file site. dat is one line as follows
>>W115 58 2.4|N36 27 20.9
>>
>>The default separator is "pipe", so I'm sure the delimiter is fine. Any 
>>idea what I'm doing wrong here?
> 
> 
> I guess that formatting should be
> 
> 115:58:2.4W|36:27:20.9N
> 
> instead of
> W115 58 2.4|N36 27 20.9
> 
> 
> 
> Markus
> 
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