[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #898: WinGrass: r.out.xyz error

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#898: WinGrass: r.out.xyz error
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  Reporter:  hellik           |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  6.4.0                    
 Component:  Raster           |     Version:  svn-releasebranch64      
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  wingrass, raster, path   
  Platform:  MSWindows Vista  |         Cpu:  x86-32                   
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Comment (by hellik):

 Replying to [comment:1 glynn]:
 > Replying to [ticket:898 hellik]:
 > > self-compild WinGrass r40741 in osgeo4w-stack
 > >
 > {{{
 > r.out.xyz --verbose input=elevation at PERMANENT output=C:\wd\mg\elev.xyz
 > }}}
 >
 > Are you running this via the MSys shell or via cmd.exe?

 starting point was the wx-gui which didn't work and from which the
 original error message comes. then i've tried the command from the wx-gui
 in the msys-shell and the same error message comes up.

 >
 > The MSys shell interprets backslashes, so they need to be escaped:
 > {{{
 > r.out.xyz --verbose input=elevation at PERMANENT
 output=C:\\wd\\mg\\elev.xyz
 > }}}

 working in the msys-shell

 > or quoted:
 > {{{
 > r.out.xyz --verbose input=elevation at PERMANENT output='C:\wd\mg\elev.xyz'
 > }}}

 working in the msys-shell

 > In most situations, you can use a forward slash instead:
 > {{{
 > r.out.xyz --verbose input=elevation at PERMANENT output=C:/wd/mg/elev.xyz
 > }}}

 working in the msys-shell

 >
 > OTOH, if you're running the command via cmd.exe (Windows' own command
 prompt), this would be a bug.

 Helmut

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