[GRASS-user] Export of a subset of a vector map

[Jachym Cepicky]

Hi,

2008/10/14 José María Michia <jose.maria.michia at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I wish to export a subset with something like:
>
> v.out.ascii.db input=localidades columns=PROVINCIA,DARTAMENTO,LOCALIDAD,TIPO
>
> But I wish to export only vectors from within current region. So, I
> can use v.overlay. This option uses a intermediate map. I wish to know
> what other alternatives exist to make this. Is there a way to export
> the subset without using a intermediate map?


AFAIK, to create new vector layer with the region you want to export
is the best way. You can write a small script, which does the work for
you automatically [1].

Jachym

[1] http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_and_Python#Example

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