[GRASS-windows] switching to GRASS, 6.2.3 or GRASS 6.3.0?

[Marco Pasetti]

Hi Michael,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Denslow" <michael.denslow at gmail.com>
To: "Marco Pasetti" <marco.pasetti at alice.it>
Cc: <grass-windows at lists.osgeo.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [GRASS-windows] switching to GRASS, 6.2.3 or GRASS 6.3.0?


> the path name is actually:
> C:/Documents and Settings/Katz&Denslow
> I think this is what you mean by username.

OK. Finally we got it!
I believe that the "&" is the problem!

>> This is what your .grassrc6 file should contain, just after the 
>> installation
>> of GRASS:
>
> Where is this file located? Didn't I delete it previously?
> Also the GIS DataBase folder is located in the following path
> C:\Documents and Settings\Katz&Denslow\My Documents\GIS DataBase

You'll always have 2 .grassrc6 files; one in C:\Documents and 
Settings\Katz&Denslow\ and the 2nd in C:\GRASS\msys\home\Katz&Denslow\
Every time you delete one of the above, a new one will be created when 
launching a new session of GRASS (respectively using the DOS shell/GUI and 
the MSYS shell/GUI)

> Is this a lost cause should I try to install GRASS 6.2.3?

forget the GRASS 6.2.3 version for cygwin; we're just talking about the 
windows native version.

To be sure, do as follow:
1) uninstall GRASS: Start->Programs->GRASS->Uninstall GRASS
2) change your username from Katz&Denslow to Katz And Denslow (or whaterver 
you want, but without the "&" char)
3) reboot your machine (just to be sure)
4) install GRASS
5) e-mail me :)

Cheers,

Marco