[winGRASS] Re: [GRASS-user] Installation problem

[Moritz Lennert]

switched this to wingrass list...

gotnidea! Business Development Centre wrote:
> Thanks Moritz
> 
> I have installed postgresql on my D: ( NTFS one).
> 
> Now I have one more problem. I searched it over mailing list
> archives. It is quite similar to the one at:
> 
> http://www.nabble.com/grass-not-starting-tf2417646.html#a6739510

Dilnesaw Alamirew wrote:
> 1) pop-up window:
> 
> error in startup script
> 
> can't read "parts(n)": no such variable while executing 
> "MapCanvas::zoom_new $mon $parts(n) $part(s) $parts(e) $parts(w) 
> $parts(nsres) $parts(ewres)" (procedure "MapCanbas::zoom_greion" lin
> 11
> 
> ....
> 
> line 40, line 11, line 69, line 30 mentioned. Unfortunately the error
>  message could not be copied.


This normally means that pg.dll cannot be found and that g.proj fails.
Is PostgreSQL correctly installed ? Is the path to it correctly defined
in grass.bat ?

Dilnesaw Alamirew wrote:
> 2) shell: STARTIN GRASS ....
> 
> Warning: Attention! Warning: Look is not supported onWindows!
> 
> I have a GRASS shell but no GUI.

Do you see any other error message ? The warnings have nothing to do
with this.

Dilnesaw Alamirew wrote:
> If I define a new location/mapset I get syntax error after "short 
> description" promot - input not recognised, even though it is mainly
>  only y or n.
> 
> If I define a new location/mapset from a georeferenced file I get: 
> Application error: channel console 2 wasn't opened for writing.

Currently definition of new location from georeferenced file or from
projection values does not work in wingrass.

gotnidea! Business Development Centre wrote:
> The only problem is that I couldn't get any workable solution. I am 
> working on spearfish data. I would love if any one could guide me to
> any tutorial on the same.

Which of the above problems do you have ? Please describe exactly what 
you do and what error messages you see.

Moritz