[GRASS-user] error in ps.map scalebar units argument

maning wrote:

GRASS 6.4.svn

....

ERROR: units kilometers : illegal request (scalebar)

that indicates it doesn't understand "units" (as opposed to km,miles,etc
qualifier being bad).

I don't know why it doesn't work for you.

can you try putting in your script:

scalebar s
   help
   exit
   end
end

and see if "units auto|meters|kilometers|feet|miles|nautmiles" is
there in the output?

All I can suggest is to 'make clean', 'svn update' to the latest 6.4svn
(checking for 'C'onflicts), and rebuild.

And make sure there are no invisible non-ascii chars instead of spaces
or tabs on that line.. but I doubt that. can you email me the script
or check with a hexdump program?

worst come to worst you can add the "kilometers" text in with the
text x% y% command by hand, then open the PS file in your favourite
industrial strength text editor and search for the "ZB (10000) PB",
(20000), (30000) m text and edit them to be like (10) (20) (30).
[a wonderful trick for quickly fixing typos in the hardcopy]
That should be pretty much near the end of the file.

???,
Hamish

Ahh no units option in my grass version:

/250k_layout.map
+ REGION=surigao_test_reg
+ TITLE=SURIGAO
+ PCGS=2535
+ g.region region=surigao_test_reg res=100
+ ps.map out=surigao_test_reg.ps
where x y
length length
height height
segment no_segemnts
numbers no_labels
fontsize fontsize
background [Y|n]
enter 'end' when done, 'exit' to quit
+ echo 'finished generating postscript map of SURIGAO'
finished generating postscript map of SURIGAO
[Raster MASK present]

I'll try a new grass version then.

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Hamish <hamish_b@yahoo.com> wrote:

maning wrote:

GRASS 6.4.svn

....

ERROR: units kilometers : illegal request (scalebar)

that indicates it doesn't understand "units" (as opposed to km,miles,etc
qualifier being bad).

I don't know why it doesn't work for you.

can you try putting in your script:

scalebar s
help
exit
end
end

and see if "units auto|meters|kilometers|feet|miles|nautmiles" is
there in the output?

All I can suggest is to 'make clean', 'svn update' to the latest 6.4svn
(checking for 'C'onflicts), and rebuild.

And make sure there are no invisible non-ascii chars instead of spaces
or tabs on that line.. but I doubt that. can you email me the script
or check with a hexdump program?

worst come to worst you can add the "kilometers" text in with the
text x% y% command by hand, then open the PS file in your favourite
industrial strength text editor and search for the "ZB (10000) PB",
(20000), (30000) m text and edit them to be like (10) (20) (30).
[a wonderful trick for quickly fixing typos in the hardcopy]
That should be pretty much near the end of the file.

???,
Hamish

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cheers,
maning
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Hi all,

Any idea about how to change the default browser for GRASS help
in the OSGeo4W GRASS package.

best

Venka