[GRASS-user] creating shape files from text files

[nishith datta]

hi all,
I wish to create a ellipsoid around a point , the semi major and semi minor
axis dist are known, which means the coordinates of the bounding rectangle
can be calculated easily.
Can I create a csv or a text file to generate a shape file from it using
some program like gen2shp.
What should be the format of the text file ?
is there any other way to do it in grass or quantum gis?
thanks
nishith
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