[GRASS5] v.in.ogr - test for existing map error

Radim Blazek blazek at itc.it
Wed Jan 26 04:36:48 EST 2005


otto dassau wrote:
> Dear list, 
> 
> using v.in.ogr to import data and create a new location in one step fails if
> a map with the same name exists in the current location.
> 
> v.in.ogr dsn=roads out=roads loc=new
> -> Error: map roads already exists in current location
> 
> I guess a test for the parameter location would fix this bug.
> 
>  thanks
>    Otto
> 

Unfortunately existence of the vector is checked by parser. I have added 
a hack to v.in.ogr. I guess that r.in.gdal has the same problem?
Somebody working on rasters can fix that?

Radim




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