RE: [GRASS-user] String length error in v.in.ascii

Thanks, you were right, the Date column was causing the problem.

~ Eric.

Eric Patton wrote:

I keep receiving a string length error message when attempting to
import an ascii file in a script I'm writing, and I can't figure out
what the problem with my input is.

..

Here's my v.in.ascii call:

v.in.ascii input=vect_temp_utm_formatted output=${OUTPUT} fs=" "
columns='x double precision, y double precision, cat int, ID
varchar(12), Date varchar(10), Time varchar(10)' x=1 y=2 cat=3 --o

Hamish:

IIUC, "Date" is a reserved SQL type and can not be used as a column
name.

http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass61/manuals/html61_user/sql.html

If I change that to something else (but "_Date" is no good), your sample
data loads ok for me.

It doesn't make any difference but you can use fs=space if you like.

And error:

..

ERROR: Length of column 4 (-1) is less than maximum value length (6)

-1? strange. lib/db/dbmi_base/column.c

Hamish