[GRASSLIST:3910] Re: list GRASSLIST: List Message Rejected

Glynn Clements glynn.clements at virgin.net
Tue Jun 18 22:57:40 EDT 2002


John Wharton wrote:

> I made a new LOCATION "103" in my D:\cygwin\home\grassdata where
> Spearfish is.

How did you create the location? From the GRASS startup screen? Don't
try to create it manually.

> And put a Rel 12 DXF in there.

Don't directly add, remove or modify files in the GRASS database
directory.

> But v.in.dxf can't open it. What am I doing wrong?

Programs which operate on files rather than GRASS maps (e.g. *.in.*
and *.out.* programs) will look for them in the current directory
unless a full pathname is specified.

> Do I need something else in the Location or Mapset structure??

You don't need to know anything about the contents of /home/grassdata. 
Or, at least, you shouldn't need to know.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>



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