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

[gary]

When I had a similar problem, I ended up using csv file from a 
spreadsheet as the input file.

Otto Dassau wrote:
> 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
>>
> 
>