[GRASS-dev] [grass-code I][412] v.in.ascii: fails if data in last column is all empty

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code I item #412, was opened at 2007-05-30 22:34
Status: Open
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Hamish Bowman (hamish)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: v.in.ascii: fails if data in last column is all empty 
Issue type: module bug
Issue status: None
GRASS version: CVS HEAD
GRASS component: vector
Operating system: all
Operating system version: 
GRASS CVS checkout date, if applies (YYMMDD): 070529


Initial Comment:
v.in.ascii fails if data in last column is all empty:

v.in.ascii out=test_via \
  column='x double, y double, name varchar(3), other int' << EOF
11|21|abc|
12|22|def|
13|23|ghi|
14|24|jkl|
15|25|mno|
EOF

Scanning input for column types ...
Maximum input row length: 11
Maximum number of columns: 3
Minimum number of columns: 3
column: 1 type: integer
column: 2 type: integer
column: 3 type: string length: 3
WARNING: Table 'test_via' linked to vector did not exist.
ERROR: Number of columns defined (4) does not match number of columns (3)
       in input.



3x dirsep = 4 columns.

Currently need a kludge in v.in.gpsbabel and v.in.garmin to work around this.

Exists in GRASS 6.0.2 - latest 6.3 CVS.


Hamish


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