[GRASS-dev] v.dissolve not working with string column

[Michael Barton]

I'm trying to do a dissolve but keep getting an error saying that it only works with integer or string columns. But the column I'm using for the dissolve IS string.

GRASS 7.0.svn (Spain_utm_wgs84z30):~ > db.describe table=muro_temp
table:muro_temp
description:
insert:?
delete:?
ncols:4
nrows:177

column:cat
description:
type:INTEGER
len:20
scale:0
precision:0
default:
nullok:yes
select:?
update:?

column:Subsector
description:
type:TEXT
len:1000
scale:0
precision:0
default:
nullok:yes
select:?
update:?

column:valley
description:
type:TEXT
len:1000
scale:0
precision:0
default:
nullok:yes
select:?
update:?

column:sector
description:
type:TEXT
len:1000
scale:0
precision:0
default:
nullok:yes
select:?
update:?


GRASS 7.0.svn (Spain_utm_wgs84z30):~ > v.dissolve input=muro_temp column=sector output=muro_sectors3
ERROR: Key column must be of type integer or string
GRASS 7.0.svn (Spain_utm_wgs84z30):~ >


Note above that the column "sector" IS text.

So what is wrong?
_____________________
C. Michael Barton
Visiting Scientist, Integrated Science Program
National Center for Atmospheric Research &
University Consortium for Atmospheric Research
303-497-2889 (voice)

Director, Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity
Professor of Anthropology, School of Human Evolution & Social Change
Arizona State University
www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton, http://csdc.asu.edu<http://csdc.asu.edu/>





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