[GRASS-user] Encountering an error importing shapefiles with v.in.ogr

[Thomas Adams]

List:

I am using GRASS 6.2.1 and I (sometimes) encounter an error importing a 
shapefile with v.in.ogr. The vector boundaries import fine, but gis.m 
crashes. I can re-start gis.m and load the vector file that I just 
*attempted* to import and it displays fine. However, I get a warning:

Cannot display areas, topology not available.

I am virtually certain that I was able to successfully import this and 
other shapefiles in previous versions of GRASS (GRASS 4.x & GRASS 5.x). 
The shapefiles files include the *.dbf, *.shp, and *.shx files, which I 
think, should be enough. If I import shapefiles from the US National 
Atlas (created by the USGS), I have no problems. It seems that with all 
shapefiles generated by my office using ArcGIS 9.0, I have this problem.

Does anyone have suggestions as to what could be going on? I would like 
to use v.rast.stats using the imported vector files, but given the 
error/warning, v.rast.stats will not work.

Regards,
Tom

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Thomas E Adams
National Weather Service
Ohio River Forecast Center
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Wilmington, OH 45177

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