[GRASS-user] Re: GRASS and DB, can I view VIEWS?

[Moritz Lennert]

Georg Lösel (privat) wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> when I connect GRASS with PG I can alter the table (create new columns
> and alter data) and view these changes with grass.
> 
> It is possible to create a VIEW in PG and connect the results with grass
>  (without PostGIS!)  ??
> 
> My thoughts are these: if I want create a VIEW it must have an different
>  name to the table, which is connectet with grass. And by this the view
> can't get in contact??
> 
> I know I can alter the table and add information by this way to the
> geometry, but when I could view an VIEW it would be much smarter!
> 
> Any ideas?

Yes you can connect a map to a view, just as you would connect it to a 
table, using v.db.connect.

Moritz