On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Diane Palmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear List Members > > I am very new to Grass and am having a few problems getting started. I'm > running it on Windows 7 Enterprise, 64 bit. > > 1) I've tried the version 6.4.3 installed with QGIS.
So you installed the standalone version of GRASS? > a) In the Python GUI, when I try to add a vector or raster layer > (Spearfish data, Quickstart tutorial), I don't get a drop-down list. It > adds an empty file with the message "Unable to fetch interface description > for command 'd.vect'/'d.rast'". > > b) When I try to import a shapefile of my own, it does import it, but I > can only see the attribute table, not the map. (I did remember to zoom to > it and check the colour visibility). The message is "Command 'd.vect > map=UK_outline@eldp' failed". > > 2) I installed WinGRASS-6.4.3-1-Setup.exe and accepted the Microsoft > Runtime libraries option. The Python GUI flickers in the toolbar and then > crashes. Fortunately the old TclTK GUI works. To me this sounds like conflicting Python versions on the system. Is any other GIS installed which may bring in another Python? > So I have got a version which works but I'd really appreciate some > suggestions on how I can get the attractive Python GUI up and running. Let's hope we manage to solve it for you. best Markus _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
