On May 10, 2004, at 6:01 AM, grass5-request@grass.itc.it wrote:
On Monday 10 May 2004 07:52, you wrote:
1. This is the biggest. I wish there was some way in GRASS itself to
manage attribute data--especially for vectors. (I'm referring to the
new GRASS native dbf format, not the external databases to which GRASS
can connect.) v.reclass no-longer has any interactive component. The
only way to edit values is to 1) use d.what.vect (which is still buggy
and doesn't work after the first time in a GRASS session) on one
feature at a time, or 2) use v.digit, again one feature at a time.
There is no easy way to even see what values are in the linked
attribute table for a vector map now that v.report is gone. I'd like to
see v.report come back with options to select fields to report on.
However, even more, I'd like to have some kind of simple table display
and edit functions in GRASS. The ArcView model of a spreadsheet-like
table view, with basic editing and query functions, seems desirable.
The lack of any way to manage GRASS attribute data is made worse by the
fact that GRASS now has the potential for much richer attribute data
and much better query tools, coupled by the strange lack of open-source
dbf management tools (like phpMyAdmin for MySQL). Perhaps someone can
create a db.manage module.It was intention. We have enough problems to maintain GRASS as it is.
We should concentrate on 'geo' part and do not re-invent the wheel.
There are more DB clients available:
- OpenOffice: many databases
- pgaccess: Postgres
- MySQLGUI: MySQL
I save all my vector attributes in MySQL tables and edit them using phpMyAdmin (i.e. in a web browser). It doesnt get much easier than that. You can then also share the data with others, independent of the GIS.
Chris
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