yes, PostgreSQL works in ogr. I also use it to import Interlis data to Postgis.
Supported Formats: -> "ESRI Shapefile" (read/write) -> "MapInfo File" (read/write) -> "UK .NTF" (readonly) -> "SDTS" (readonly) -> "TIGER" (read/write) -> "S57" (read/write) -> "DGN" (read/write) -> "VRT" (readonly) -> "AVCBin" (readonly) -> "REC" (readonly) -> "Memory" (read/write) -> "CSV" (read/write) -> "GML" (read/write) -> "KML" (read/write) -> "Interlis 1" (read/write) -> "Interlis 2" (read/write) -> "PostgreSQL" (read/write) -> "GRASS" (readonly) Seems to be another problem. Maybe with the quotes ... Andreas > > hi Andreas, > > it seems to work here. Could it be that your OGR installation is > not compiled with PG support? > ogrinfo --formats > tells you. > > Markus > > > Andreas Neumann-7 wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I am trying to use postgis datasets read-only using v.external. However, >> I >> am having problems. Here is my command: >> >> v.external dsn="PG:host=localhost dbname=uster user=an password=mypw" >> layer=natur.naturnahe_gaerten output=gaerten >> >> And here is my error message: >> >> Sorry, <dbname> is not a valid parameter >> Sorry, <user> is not a valid parameter >> Sorry, <password> is not a valid parameter >> >> I expected to run into problems with schemas, maybe, but not with the >> login. What am I doing wrong in the dsn parameters? >> >> Thanks for any hints, >> Andreas >> >> -- >> Andreas Neumann >> Böschacherstrasse 6, CH-8624 Grüt/Gossau, Switzerland >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Web: >> * http://www.carto.net/ (Carto and SVG resources) >> * http://www.carto.net/neumann/ (personal page) >> * http://www.svgopen.org/ (SVG Open Conference) >> * http://www.geofoto.ch/ (Georeferenced Photos of Switzerland) >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Problems-with-v.external-tf4944319.html#a14159258 > Sent from the Grass - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > grass-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user > -- Andreas Neumann Böschacherstrasse 6, CH-8624 Grüt/Gossau, Switzerland Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Web: * http://www.carto.net/ (Carto and SVG resources) * http://www.carto.net/neumann/ (personal page) * http://www.svgopen.org/ (SVG Open Conference) * http://www.geofoto.ch/ (Georeferenced Photos of Switzerland) _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
