[GRASS-windows] Creating Python scripts that call GRASS functionality from outside

[Brian Sanjeewa Rupasinghe]

Could you explain bit more. You mean without .grasssrc6, it will not work.
I created a new location and mapset as you instructed. But where to
find GRASS_DB_ENCODING: ascii in WinGRASS?

On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>wrote:

>
> Brian Sanjeewa Rupasinghe wrote:
>
> > I just installed GRASS 6.4.3svn and Python 2.7.3 in Windows 7. I need to
> > call GRASS functions from outside GRASS. I set the environment variables
> > given
> > in the grasswiki except:
> > GISRC= C:\Documents and settings\user\.grassrc6
> >
> > Because i cannot find this .grassrc6 in the given path or in any other
> > path.
>
> A suitable should be created the first time you run GRASS.
> Alternatively, you can create the file yourself, e.g.:
>
> GISDBASE: /opt/grass-data
> LOCATION_NAME: spearfish57
> MAPSET: user1
> GRASS_DB_ENCODING: ascii
>
> > However with other variables, i tried to use from grass.lib
> > importgrass in Python27 IDLE. Then it gives an error. I think the
> > variables are
> > not set correctly. Could somebody help me to sort this out?
>
> If GISRC doesn't refer to a valid settings file, nothing will work.
>
> --
> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
>
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