v.in.shape and category values

[Joseph Brian Adams, Ph.D.]

I have been trying to do this same thing.  GRASS 5.0 beta 4 reads in 
the file and creates the vector file but it seems to ignore the 
attribute that I specify.  When I then go into v.support and v.digit 
I can't seem to assign categories to the areas.  Is there some steps 
that I am missing?

Thanks,

Brian

>I'm trying to import a bunch of shapefiles into grass (5 beta 6) with
>v.in.shape.  The problem is, though I specify an attribute field, the
>category values do not show up. Am I missing a step, or is v.in.shape
>broken? The files do me little good if I can't relate them to something.
>
>BTW, the attributes are all 16 character strings -- if it matters.
>
>On a related note, if I import point files, what do I have to do to turn
>them into sites?  I get degenerate lines for topology, which don't plot.
>I didn't see a v.to.sites or similar.
>
>
>Thanks in advance
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