Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-26 Thread Markus Metz
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:40 AM, Markus Neteler nete...@osgeo.org wrote: Hi Kurt, I can understand your frustration. But... On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Kurt Springs ferret_b...@mac.com wrote: Sorry about that. I meant to say.  I reran v.in.db with all other programs closed as Markus

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2011/9/24 Kurt Springs ferret_b...@mac.com: Okay, I got the point to appear in the right spot.  However it doesn't appear in the sqlite data base.  I also wanted to add it's attributes.  I take it that it isn't as easy as simply filling them in with Sqlite browser. `v.edit` doesn't

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2011/9/24 Martin Landa landa.mar...@gmail.com: Okay, I got the point to appear in the right spot.  However it doesn't appear in the sqlite data base.  I also wanted to add it's attributes.  I take it that it isn't as easy as simply filling them in with Sqlite browser. `v.edit` doesn't

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Hamish
Nick wrote: A cruder way might be to make a new 1-point vector map and then overlay it.  nothing crude about that method, if anything I'd call it a little less direct, but safer. shrug, v.in.ascii + v.patch added to the FAQ as an alternate method. (many roads to get there...) Hamish

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2011/9/24 Hamish hamis...@yahoo.com: A cruder way might be to make a new 1-point vector map and then overlay it. nothing crude about that method, if anything I'd call it a little less direct, but safer. shrug, v.in.ascii + v.patch added to the why safer? Anyway using this method you

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Kurt Springs
I couldn't get the attribute manager working. I tried an old favorite v.in.db. I exported the wedge_tomb table, added what I needed. Now I'm trying to import it. This is what's happening GRASS 6.4.1 (Mega_Ireland):~ v.in.db --overwrite table=wedge_tomb driver=sqlite

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Markus Metz
On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Kurt Springs ferret_b...@mac.com wrote: I couldn't get the attribute manager working.  I tried an old favorite v.in.db.  I exported the wedge_tomb table, added what I needed.  Now I'm trying to import it.  This is what's happening GRASS 6.4.1

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2011/9/24 Kurt Springs ferret_b...@mac.com: I couldn't get the attribute manager working.  I tried an old favorite v.in.db.  I exported the wedge_tomb table, added what I needed.  Now I'm trying to what exactly is not working? Try 6.4.2 from SVN. Martin -- Martin Landa landa.martin

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Kurt Springs
I just reran it with everything but grass closed. I'm still having the problem. Kurt On Sep 24, 2011, at 12:02 PM, Markus Metz wrote: On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Kurt Springs ferret_b...@mac.com wrote: I couldn't get the attribute manager working. I tried an old favorite v.in.db. I

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Martin Landa
2011/9/24 Kurt Springs ferret_b...@mac.com: I just reran it with everything but grass closed.  I'm still having the problem. sorry, what means I just reran it with everything? Please provide more detailed info. What means that grass closed? OS, etc... Martin -- Martin Landa landa.martin

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Kurt Springs
Sorry about that. I meant to say. I reran v.in.db with all other programs closed as Markus Metz suggested. I still got the error message: GRASS 6.4.1 (Mega_Ireland):~ v.in.db --overwrite table=wedge_tomb driver=sqlite database=/Users/kurtsprings/Document/wedge.db x=nat_grid_e y=nat_grid_n

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Kurt Springs
Just to let people following this know. Old Mega_Ireland $LOCATION is back. It works and I can start fresh with v.edit tomorrow, unless I can figure out why v.in.db didn't work. I'm going to work on something else now. Sometimes it's best to just walk away.:/ For those working on GRASS 7.0

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-24 Thread Markus Neteler
Hi Kurt, I can understand your frustration. But... On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Kurt Springs ferret_b...@mac.com wrote: Sorry about that. I meant to say.  I reran v.in.db with all other programs closed as Markus Metz suggested.  I still got the error message: GRASS 6.4.1

[GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-23 Thread Kurt Springs
Hi folks, I have a question. I was examining some point vectors for archaeological sites that I am planning to do some research on and I noticed that a site was missing. I know it exists because I've been their. I got the information from shape files put out by Ireland's office of public

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-23 Thread Micha Silver
It won't be enough to add the data to your sqlite table, That;s *just* the attributes, not the geography. The easiest way to add one point (assuming you know it's coordinates) would be with v.edit: v.edit arch_sites tool=add coord=x,y Regards, Micha On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 13:22 -0400, Kurt

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-23 Thread Kurt Springs
Hi Micha, Okay I'm trying that. v.edit --verbose map=wedge_tomb@PERMANENT type=point tool=add coords=170402,374124 I would like to have said that I've tried it, but it's still going. Any idea how long I should let it run before I decide there's a problem? Also, with attribute data, for

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-23 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2011/9/23 Kurt Springs ferret_b...@mac.com: v.edit --verbose map=wedge_tomb@PERMANENT type=point tool=add coords=170402,374124 I would like to have said that I've tried it, but it's still going.  Any it will not work, `tool=add` requires input in GRASS ASCII format [1]. In this case if

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-23 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2011/9/23 Martin Landa landa.mar...@gmail.com: In this case if you don't define option `input` it reads stdin. It can be confusing for the user. The correct usage is in r48434 input is required for `tool=add`, ie. v.edit -n map=x tool=add ERROR: Required parameter input not set * read

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-23 Thread Kurt Springs
Okay, I'm using: v.edit -n map=wedge_tomb@PERMANENT layer=1 type=point tool=add input=- coords=170402,374124 I used the command line in terminal. It immediately said 100% but it has yet to return the command prompt, indicating it has more to do. How long should I wait? Did I miss

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-23 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2011/9/23 Kurt Springs ferret_b...@mac.com: v.edit -n map=wedge_tomb@PERMANENT layer=1 type=point tool=add input=- coords=170402,374124 * `coords`, `layer` and `type` do nothing in this case * `input=-` means that it will read data from standard input, so the command waits for that (it

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-23 Thread Martin Landa
2011/9/23 Martin Landa landa.mar...@gmail.com: see [1] - Add new features to existing vector map Martin [1] http://grass.osgeo.org/grass70/manuals/html70_user/v.edit.html -- Martin Landa landa.martin gmail.com * http://geo.fsv.cvut.cz/~landa ___

Re: [GRASS-user] Adding a point vector

2011-09-23 Thread Kurt Springs
Okay, I got the point to appear in the right spot. However it doesn't appear in the sqlite data base. I also wanted to add it's attributes. I take it that it isn't as easy as simply filling them in with Sqlite browser. Kurt On Sep 23, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Martin Landa wrote: Hi, 2011/9/23