[GRASSLIST:10700] Re: v.in.e00 skips attributes

[Markus Neteler]

Daniel,

v.in.e00 is simply a shell script wrapper to avcimport.
So, avcimport is doing the job, then v.in.ogr is used.

So we hope for a avcimport fix :-)

thanks for the quick response,
Markus

On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 05:04:03PM -0500, Daniel Morissette wrote:
> It seems that your file suffers from the same empty text class name 
> problem that's described here:
> http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1261#c1
> 
> This is not fixed in the lib yet. :(  The simple work around is to add a 
> name (e.g. "somename") in the blank line that follows the TX7 line in 
> your file:
> 
> -----8<-----
> TX7  2
> somename
>          0         1         2         0         1         0         7 
>         0
> ------>8----
> 
> I don't know if v.in.e00 should be affected by this issue, but the 
> "avcimport" program definitely is. I'd suggest that you try that first 
> and if you still don't get the label strings (names) then I may need 
> more details on how v.in.e00 handles label strings to give a more 
> meaningful answer.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
> 
> Markus Neteler wrote:
> >Jason,
> >
> >I have tested the E00 file, in fact the names aren't transferred.
> >To me it looks like an avcimport bug (http://avce00.maptools.org/avce00/)
> >
> >I cc to Daniel Morissette, the maintainer of the package.
> >It doesn't look like a GRASS problem.
> >
> >Markus
> >
> >On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 09:03:50PM -0500, Jason Horn wrote:
> >
> >>Thanks guys.  I've posted the e00 at:
> >>
> >>http://www.109valentine.com/gis/pppoint.e00
> >>
> >>This file is from http://data.geocomm.com/.  Hope you have luck with it.
> >>
> >>- Jason
> >>
> >>
> >>On Mar 1, 2006, at 4:56 PM, Markus Neteler wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 10:25:41AM -0500, Jason Horn wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>I have a simple e00 coverage that contains points attributes (it's a
> >>>>bunch of cities and towns along with their names) importing with
> >>>>v.in.e00 get me the points, but the attributes(names) are missing.  I
> >>>>have also tried converting with avcimport first, then in through
> >>>>v.in.ogr.  Makes no difference.  Does anyone know what the problem
> >>>>might be?
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks...
> >>>
> >>>Jason,
> >>>
> >>>can you put the E00 somewhere to look at?
> >>>
> >>>Markus
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Daniel Morissette
> http://www.mapgears.com/

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