[GRASS-dev] help file incorrect for v.in.ascii

[Hamish]

Michael Barton wrote:
> which columns are used for the x and y coordinates.
..
> >> However, this generates an error.
> > 
> > what's the error? sample input file?
> 
> The error is something about an incorrect number of columns. The file was a
> very simple one for just 2 points
> 
> Originally
> 
> cat, x, y, string
> 
> When changed to 
> 
> x, y, cat, string
> 
> it worked fine.
> 
> This was compiled from cvs 6.3 last week.

It is hard to know why without seeing a sample of the file that fails and the
exact command line used.

perhaps a stray extra or missing fs after the data on some line?

blank-but-for-fs line at the end of the file?


Hamish


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