ascii conversion

[Teresa Hansen]

YES, you need to have a header.
HEre is an example from an ascii file 
created using v.out.ascii command:]

ORGANIZATION: ENRD, Ft. Lewis, WA
DIGIT DATE:   1987
DIGIT NAME:   Teresa Hanen
MAP NAME:     Training Areas
MAP DATE:     1987
MAP SCALE:    24000
OTHER INFO:   based on USGS Quads
ZONE:         10
WEST EDGE:    514000
EAST EDGE:    549000
SOUTH EDGE:   5193000
NORTH EDGE:   5224000
MAP THRESH:   24
VERTI:



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> I have a question about converting an ascii file to the digital
> format needed by GRASS. We have it complete and think
> it needs a header, but whenever we use v.import it says it
> can not read the header. Do we need the header, or what 
> should we do to get v.import to work?
> 
> John
>