[GRASS-user] v.in.ascii don't work

[Otto Dassau]

Hi, 

for me (GRASS 6.3cvs) the import of your test data works, the syntax is
correct. Maybe you need to check your test.txt for <space> values in your
columns etc? 

regards,
 Otto

On Tue, 29 May 2007 09:31:38 +0200
Poizot Emmanuel <poizot at cnam.fr> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm unable to input  text file in GRASS using v.in.ascii.
> I'm (trying) working on GRASS 6.2.1 under Ubuntu Fiesty
> 
> 
> I have a text file (test.txt) which containing:
> 1|3.5|43.6|2.3
> 2|3.55|43.605|1.2
> 3|3.51|43.621|-2.3
> 4|3.485|43.704|56.1
> 5|3.498|43.5|7.1058
> 
> I would like to import it in a new layer with the following command:
> cat test.txt | v.in.ascii  out=test columns='nul int, x double, y 
> double, val double' fs="|" x=2 y=3 z=0
> 
> and the outputs of that command is:
> 
> Maximum input row length: 20
> Maximum number of columns: 4
> Minimum number of columns: 4
> column: 1  type: integer
> column: 2  type: double
> column: 3  type: double
> column: 4  type: double
> Building topology ...
> 0 primitives registered     
> 0 areas built     
> 0 isles built
> Attaching islands:
> Attaching centroids: Topology was built.
> Number of nodes     :   0
> Number of primitives:   0
> Number of points    :   0
> Number of lines     :   0
> Number of boundaries:   0
> Number of centroids :   0
> Number of areas     :   0
> Number of isles     :   0
> 
> So no points are imported in the layer.
> I turn around that problem wich normally should work, as what I raed 
> everywhere, but not for me !!
> 
> Regards
> 
> E. POIZOT
> 


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