[GRASSLIST:9632] Re: DB connect problems

[Markus Neteler]

RAVI KUMAR wrote:

> Hi, All
> please help in solving the Database  connectivity problems in GRASS
>  
> *v.db.connect*
> Problem: 1. While connecting a table ('ap') created in database
> ('geodata) PostgreSQL with a vector map in GRASS
>  
> The errors are :
> a. Cannot connect to Postgres: FATAL: dabase
> "$computer/geodata/geodata/pg/" does not exist
> b.  Cannot open database "$computer/geodata/geodata/pg/" by driver 'pg'
>  
> c. The table <ap> does not exist as database
> /$computer/geodata/geodata/pg/"  
>  
>  
> *db.connect*
> db.connect driver=pg database=$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/pg
> group=geodata
>  
> after the selection of driver 'pg' with the above step, while creating
> table in v.digit
>  
> the! errors are:
> a.  Cannot open database "$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/pg" by driver
>      by driver pgDBMI-postgres driver     
>  b.  cannot connect to postgres: FATAL : database
>       "//home/geodata/GrassDataAp/apll/rtc/pg"  does not exist.
> *Ravi Kumar*

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**Ravi,

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Markus
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