[GRASSLIST:5491] Re: v.in.ascii

[Hamish]

> I am on grass60beta1:
> 
> I need to import an ascii tab-separated file composed of 4 columns:
> cat,lat,long,depth
> 
> I have a problem with v.in.ascii, I get "get xcol> minimum last column
> number "
> 
> This is what I do and get:
> 
> GRASS 6.0.cvs:~ > v.in.ascii -z input=LatLon_AC_thous.dat
> output=prova_again1  fs=tab  columns='x double, y double, z double,
> cat int'  x=2 y=3 z=4 cat=1 
> 
> D2/3: Vect_open_new(): name = prova_sismi_again1
> D1/3: Vect_set_thresh(): thresh = 0.000000
> D1/3: V1_open_new_nat(): name = prova_sismi_again1
> D1/3: Vect_get_thresh(): thresh = 0.000000
> D1/3: dig__write_head()
> D1/3: write coor size (0) to head
> D2/3: coor body offset 14
> D3/3: dig_init_plus()
> D1/3: dig_spidx_init()
> D3/3: dig_cidx_init()
> D3/3: Vect_hist_command()
> D3/3: G_recreate_command()
> Maximum input row length: 26
> Maximum number of columns: 1
> Minimum number of columns: 1

^^^^ It could only see one column.


> ERROR: xcol > minimum last column number

as it only thinks there is one column, column 2 (ie x) doesn't exist.


> GRASS 6.0.cvs:~ > 
> 
> Apparently x=2 is wrong (?) but if I delete the column of <cat> and
> try to import with <x=1, y=2, z=3> I get the same ERROR with ycol
> (i.e. ERROR: ycol > minimum last column number
> 
> Can anyone tell me where I am wrong??


It'll be the fs=tab part which is having problems. try fs='\t'?
Still working on fixing this up; haven't finshed yet; you might try
updating from CVS although that is still in flux I think.

try doing a search & replace of the tabs with "|" in the mean time?


Hamish