[winGRASS] v.in.mif

[Richard Greenwood]

Patrick Giraudoux wrote:

> I am a beginner trying to import vector data from a MapInfo file, but 
> the command v.in.mif is not recognised.
>  
> GRASS:~>v.in.mif help
> bash: v.in.mif: command not found
>  
> Even with the TCLTKGRASS 3.2 (2001) menu, I can get in "various 
> format" only three items Ascii DLG, Ascii VECTOR or Binary VECTOR file 
> and a limited number of possibilities (ASCII Grass vector file, 
> ARC/INFO ungenerate file, ESRI shapefile, AUTOCAD DXF file, Various 
> formats and Garmin GPS Waypoints/Routes/Tracks.
>  
> I am working with GRASS 5.0.2

If you have access to MapInfo, use the Universal Translator to convert 
the data to shape files. Then use v.in.shape. This has the added 
advantage that UT will do a little clean up in the process.

-- 
Richard Greenwood
www.greenwoodmap.com