[GRASS-dev] [bug #5175] (grass) v.to.db: 'option=cat' not updating columns other than 'cat'

[Hamish]

Request Tracker wrote:
> this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=5175
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> Subject: v.to.db: 'option=cat' not updating columns other than 'cat'
> 
> Even if I specify a valid integer output 'column' for 'option=cat':
> 
>     v.to.db -s map=huha2 type=point layer=2 option=cat column=gimme
> 
> v.to.db ignores it and updates the column "cat" instead:
> 
>     Updating database ...
>     insert into huha2_2 ( cat ) values  ( 1 )
>     insert into huha2_2 ( cat ) values  ( 2 )
>     insert into huha2_2 ( cat ) values  ( 3 )
> 
> ... and so forth.
> 
> The column "gimme" is there:
> 
>     $ v.info -c huha2
>     Displaying column types/names for database connection of layer 1:
>     INTEGER|cat
>     INTEGER|gimme
> 
> Why does v.to.db ignore it? I thought I could use any integer column
> for storing categories...

what if 'v.reclass column=gimmie' is done first. i.e. is it hard-coded
to "cat" or is it hard-coded to the category key?


Hamish