[GRASSLIST:10642] Re: joining attribute tables of points and areas???

[Hamish]

> Given are two vector maps (one with POINTS and one with AREAS).
> The result should be a vector map  (POINTS) containing the attributes  
> of the original points and of the areas in that the points lie in.
> 
> <v.overlay> obviously doesn't work here. I also tried <v.select>, but 
> that's also not woorking, since this function doesn't join the attribute 
> tables.

use v.distance.

see example 2 in the v.distance help page:
  http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass61/manuals/html61_user/v.distance.html


sorry for the long(!) delay in response. maybe it helps someone 
searching the archives..

Hamish