problems on vector files

[Dave Gerdes]

> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 92 10:03:14 HST
> From: Jinn-Guey Lay  <jinn at uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
> To: grassu-list at amber.cecer.army.mil
> Subject: problems on vector files
> 
> I imported a DLG optional file, created by ARC/INFO, into GRASS4.0
> with  v.import and  v.in.dlg commands. I did not have any error message
> from these commands. However, when I tried to display the resulted 
> vector files with d.vect, nothing came out from the screen.
>
> ... 
> 
> Jinn-Guey Lay
> 


Dunno what the real problem is, but you could try running:

    v.support -r your.file

This will cause it to read through the vectors and force the window
around the data

follow that with:

    g.region vect=your.file
    d.erase
    d.vect your.file


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  Dave Gerdes
  US Army Construction Engineering Research Lab
  Spatial Analysis & Systems Team
  dpgerdes at cerl.cecer.army.mil
  (217) 352-6511 x591