Hi Users,
I have exported a vector file in DLG format from ARCINFO. I'd like to import
it in GRASS using v.in.dlg but I don't know in which directory I must copy
the file!!!
I have tried to copy it in all the existing directories but v.in.dlg doesn't
work.
Someone knows the right way???
thank you very much
saccon@pbox.joanneum.ac.at
Pierpaolo,
Create a dlg directory in your current mapset and put files in there to be
imported. By the way, make sure you choose dlg3 optional format rather
than dlg3 standard format while exporting from ARCINFO as this is what
GRASS can use.
Jim Stafford
On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, Pierpaolo Saccon wrote:
Hi Users,
I have exported a vector file in DLG format from ARCINFO. I'd like to import
it in GRASS using v.in.dlg but I don't know in which directory I must copy
the file!!!
I have tried to copy it in all the existing directories but v.in.dlg doesn't
work.
Someone knows the right way???thank you very much
saccon@pbox.joanneum.ac.at
Hi Pierpaolo!
In order to import a dlg file into GRASS you must place the file
in your $LOCATION directory which is usually something like
/u/grass/data/<database_name>/<user_name>/dlg or similar. If
a dlg directory doesn't exist under your $LOCATION then just
1) enter GRASS, 2) type 'cd $LOCATION', 3) type 'mkdir dlg' and,
4) copy the new dlg file into this new '$LOCATION/dlg' directory and
reissue 'v.in.dlg'. To my knowledge, GRASS always expects to find dlg files
in this directory and also puts dlg files from 'v.out.dlg' in this same
directory. I think the same holds true for all the other 'v.in' and 'v.out'
commands; each has its respective directory under $LOCATION (e.g. arc, ascii,
dxf, etc.).
-Dave