[GRASS-user] v.out.ogr: Convert Attribute Database?

[Rich Shepard]

   Trying to convert the attribute database of a vector (points) table from
dbf to postgres, and I'm missing a critical step.

   Asked and answered:

GRASS 6.5.svn (Washington-Kinross):~/grassdata > v.db.connect
map=surface_h2o -p
Vector map <surface_h2o at buckhorn> is connected by:
layer <1> table <suface_water_sites> in database
</home/rshepard/grassdata/Washington-Kinross/buckhorn/dbf/> through driver
<dbf> with key <cat>

   Used v.out.ogr to export from dbf to a postgres table emulating the
example on the manual page:

   The example's syntax is:

Export to PostgreSQL/PostGIS
Export areas from GRASS vector map directly to PostGIS:

v.out.ogr input=polygons type=area \
           dsn="PG:host=localhost dbname=postgis user=postgres" \
           olayer=polymap format=PostgreSQL

so I try,

GRASS 6.5.svn (Washington-Kinross):~/grassdata > v.out.ogr in=surface_h2o
type=point dsn="PG:dbname=buckhornmine"
Exporting 13 geometries...
  100%
v.out.ogr complete. 13 features written to <surface_h2o> (ESRI_Shapefile).

and end up with a directory called PG\:dbname\=buckhornmine/ containing the
shapefile.

   What command line do I use to transfer the attributes from the native dbf
to a postgres table in the defined database?

Rich