[GRASS-user] v.in.ogr with "cnames"-option (little help needed)

[Stephan Holl]

Hello Wolfgang,

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:17:41 +0200 "Wolfgang Qual"
<Wolfgang.Qual at gmx.net> wrote:

> Hi Brad, list,
> thanks alot! It worked. at list: would it be possible to add an example
> for this command to the grass-manual - would be very helpful

@wolfgang: if you provide your working example as text-snippet I am
happy to add it to the manual!

Cheers

	Stephan

> 
> Best regards,
> Wolfgang
> --
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:59:12 -0700
> Von: Brad Douglas <rez at touchofmadness.com>
> An: Wolfgang Qual <Wolfgang.Qual at gmx.net>
> Betreff: Re: [GRASS-user] v.in.ogr with "cnames"-option (little help
> needed)
> 
> > On Thu, 2006-09-28 at 17:19 +0200, Wolfgang Qual wrote:
> > > Hi list,
> > > I would like to import a shapefile using v.in.ogr together with
> > > the
> > "cnames" option to rename some of the columns. 
> > > 
> > > The column names ID_NR, KAT_ID, NAME, SUBNAME, ADRESSE, PLZ,
> > > RECHTSWERT should be renamed to id,kat,name,subn,adresse,plz,x,y
> > > 
> > > Therefore, I wrote:
> > > GRASS 6.1.cvs (muc_intra):~ > v.in.ogr -o
> > cnames=cat,kat,name,subn,adresse,plz,x,y dsn=./ layer=places
> > out=places_mod
> > > 
> > > However, the new colum names are wrong (and I fear that I just do
> > > not
> > correctly understand, how I have to use this cnames-command)
> > > 
> > > GRASS says:
> > > Over-riding projection check.
> > > Proceeding with import...
> > > Layer: biergAE
> > > WARNING: Column name changed: 'ID_NR' -> 'kat'
> > > WARNING: Column name changed: 'KAT_ID' -> 'name'
> > > WARNING: Column name changed: 'NAME' -> 'subn'
> > > WARNING: Column name changed: 'SUBNAME' -> 'adresse'
> > > WARNING: Column name changed: 'ADRESSE' -> 'plz'
> > > WARNING: Column name changed: 'PLZ' -> 'x'
> > > WARNING: Column name changed: 'RECHTSWERT' -> 'y'
> > > Importing map 59 features...
> > 
> > Add another column to 'cnames' before cat (like idnr, etc.).  The
> > columns are off by one.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Brad Douglas <rez touchofmadness com>                      KB8UYR
> > Address: 37.493,-121.924 / WGS84    National Map Corps #TNMC-3785
> 



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