[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #878: v.external not working on WinGrass

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#878: v.external not working on WinGrass
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  Reporter:  hellik           |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org  
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                        
  Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  6.4.0                      
 Component:  Vector           |     Version:  svn-releasebranch64        
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  v.external, vector, windows
  Platform:  MSWindows Vista  |         Cpu:  x86-32                     
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Changes (by neteler):

  * priority:  critical => normal

Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 hellik]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 neteler]:
 > > You need to specify also the layer:
 > >
 > > {{{
 > > v.external dsn=C:\temp\ncdata\exporthospital.shp output=testvexternal
 layer=exporthospital
 > > }}}
 >
 > to specify the layer is in the "optional"-tab of the v.external, so
 maybe this option should go into "required"?

 That's unfortunately not possible, since
 {{{
 v.external help
 ...
    layer   OGR layer name. If not given, available layers are printed
 only.
 }}}

 If you make it a requirement, you can no longer print the layer names.

 I'm afraid that this is "invalid" although I understand the user
 perception.
 Same thing as for r.proj/v.proj etc.

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