[GRASS-user] Grass WIN: DBF problem

[Michael Barton]

On Feb 1, 2008, at 7:45 AM, Moritz Lennert wrote:

> On 01/02/08 15:27, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
>> Hi Moritz,
>> you are right, I was using a previous relese, with the RC4 release  
>> of wingrass it perfectly works.
>> I just add a new issue (bug?):
>> - the show table attribute button in the GUI does not work, i get  
>> the following error:
>> "dbmi-dbf driver error: table ti_comuni doesn't exist error in  
>> db_open_select_cursor()"
>> Table exist and works with the following commands:
>> - show attribute column GUI button works
>> - "database->query->query vector attribute table" perfectly works  
>> from menu
>
> The 'show table attribute' button calls db.select. Look into the  
> Output window to see what the database= option of this command is.  
> Probably your general database setting is not correct. The other  
> commands use the specific database settings of the particular vector  
> map.
>
> Michael, any particular reason why it does not use v.db.select ?

I don't remember. Perhaps it didn't exist or didn't do the job when I  
originally wrote this procedure a couple years ago. Do you think it  
would work better than the current combination of v.db.connect (to get  
info on database connected to vector) coupled with db.select?

Michael

>
>
> Run databases->manage database->connect to database (db.connect)  
> with the 'print current connection parameters and exit' option and  
> see what you get. If it is not correct, run the same command again,  
> but without the print option and setting your correct database info.
>
> Moritz