[GRASSLIST:4224] Re: trying to import data but getting dbmi:protocol error

[Radim Blazek]

Try to print default database: v.database -p
Does the database exist?

Radim


On Thursday 19 August 2004 11:18, knut.langeland at nina.no wrote:
> Hi
> I've just been playing with GRASS57 for some weeks now to try to learn
> it, but i've got trouble importing vector data. I'm running it on Cygwin
> on WinXP.
> I have a table of xy-pointdata that I have been trying to import both
> from a dbase IV file (made in excel) with v.in.db and from a shape-file
> (made in arc-view 3.3)with v.in.ogr (have also tried other shapefiles
> that I haven't mad myself), but I just get this error message
>
> dbmi:protocol error
> Error:Cannot create table: create table vegpunkt(cat integer TPUNKTID
> integer, RUTEID.........listing categories..)
> dbmi:protocol error
>
> The points are then imported but there is no connection with the
> database and the attribute table is not made.
> I then tried to play with the spearfish57 dataset and tried to list the
> database tables with db.tables driver=dbf -p but got the error
> Signal 11
> dbmi: Protocol error
>
> I have made a database connection with db.connect and been running
> g.gisenv with the debugger set to 5, telling me that the dbf file is
> read (it's listing the right category names) but then the protocol error
> comes up and a warning message: Cannot copy table, before its building
> topology and registering lines.
>
> I have also tried to import a small version of the same table from an
> ascii-file (.csv made in excel) with s.in.ascii but then I get the this
> error
> WARNING: Vector used instead of sites.
> WARNING: Site/vector attributes ignored.
> WARNING: Input file is DOS format. Attempting anyway .. s.in.ascii -
> line 1 ** invalid format ** <tx;ty;tpunktid;rein_feces_tra>
> Building topology ...
> Registering lines: 99 primitives registered
> Building areas: .............
> ...and so on..
>
> But there is no links to the db, and no attribute table made.
> So then I wonder, what do I do wrong?
> Is there something wrong with my gdal/ogr libraries?
> What is wrong with the ascii format file? (I looked at the file in
> xemacs and it looks fine to me)
>
> Thanks I advance
> Knut