[GRASSLIST:6260] Re: sites from dbf grass61

[Hamish]

> please help me create sites (point data)
> I have a dbase file as below
>  
> easting  northing  text_attribute
> 100        100         goodsite
> 200        150          greatsite
>  
> how to stright away import as point data in grass61
> with test_attribute as information.
  

Use v.in.db.

Description:
 Create new vector (points) from database table containing coordinates.

http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass60/manuals/html60_user/v.in.db.html


or dump to a text file with a utility like 'dbview -bt' and load in with
v.in.ascii.



Hamish