[GRASS-user] cannot display vector file

[Hamish]

Dave Kent wrote:
> 
> I recently installed Mr. Kyngesburye's CVS 6.3 070220 binaries and  
> new frameworks (updated from previous version).
> 
> When I try to display a vector in GIS manager  I get:
> 
> Size of 'coor' file differs from value saved in topo file.
> Please rebuild topology for vector 'EGEWells at Hartney'
> Cannot open topo file for vector 'EGEWells at Hartney'.
> 
> The vector is simple 2D point vector with a few attributes.
> I get the same error message from  d.vect in the terminal.
> 
> I tried to rebuild topology with v.build but the repaired file would  
> not display and would then no longer display in previous CVS version.
> Is there something I need to do with data when moving to new CVS  
> version?


You only need to rebuild if you had a very old version of GRASS you
might have to rebuild with v.build. Did the data files get damaged?
If migrating from GRASS 5 you might need to use v.convert.

does v.info show any features in the maps?



Hamish