[GRASS-user] v.out.ogr - missing attributes

[Markus Metz]

William Temperley wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> When exporting a polygon layer with v.out.ogr, specifically:
> v.out.ogr input=<input> type=boundary output
> All the attributes are null or zero, including the cat column.
>
> This doesn't happen if I use type=area.
> Could someone please tell me if this is normal? 
Usually yes.
> Is there a way to at
> least get the cat column?
>   
Only if boundaries have a cat which is usually not the case. Area 
attributes are linked to the category of the centroid.

Markus M