[GRASSweb-list]markus: web/grass51/tutorial attrib_storage.html,1.4,1.5

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Author: markus

Update of /grassrepository/web/grass51/tutorial
In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv9733

Modified Files:
	attrib_storage.html 
Log Message:
finished PostgreSQL for now

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RCS file: /grassrepository/web/grass51/tutorial/attrib_storage.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -d -r1.4 -r1.5
--- attrib_storage.html	15 Jan 2003 17:04:19 -0000	1.4
+++ attrib_storage.html	15 Jan 2003 18:01:36 -0000	1.5
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
 
 <li> Next add an entry in the GRASS 5.1 'DB' file:
 <div class="code"><pre>
+# map field table ID database DBMIdriver
 markveggy.shp 1 markveggy VEGCNP_ID grass51test odbc
 </div></pre>
 
@@ -331,22 +332,27 @@
 Now store the table into PostgreSQL (you may use pg.in.dbf from 5.0 or other
 tools).
 <p>
+Let's assume that PostgreSQL runs on machine 'pgserver'.
 Add entry in the GRASS 5.1 'DB' file in the mapset directory:
 <div class="code"><pre>
-markveggy.shp 1 markveggy VEGCNP_ID grass51test pg
+# map field table ID database DBMIdriver
+markveggy.shp 1 markveggy VEGCNP_ID host=pgserver,dbname=grass51test,user=neteler pg
 </div></pre>
 
-Connect GRASS 5.1 to the table (on machine 'pgserver' runs PostgreSQL):
+Connect GRASS 5.1 to the table:
 <div class="code"><pre>
 db.connect driver=pg database="host=pgserver,dbname=grass51test,user=neteler"
 db.tables -p
 db.describe -c markveggy
 </div></pre>
 
-If a password is required, a dialog will ask you (or you supply
-'password=secretword').
-This should print name and columns of the table 'markveggy' which is stored
-as PostgreSQL table.
+If, depending on the definition of the database 'grass51test' a password is
+required, a pop-up dialog window will ask you (alternatively you could supply
+',password=secretword' in DB file and db.connect line, which is not
+recommended for security reasons).
+
+This should connect the map to the table. db.describe will print table name and
+columns of the table 'markveggy' which is stored as PostgreSQL table.
 
 <P>
 Doesn't work? Check with 'psql -l' if the PostgreSQL