NAME
v.in.ascii - Converts ASCII vector map layers
into binary vector map layers.
(GRASS Vector Data Import Program)
SYNOPSIS
v.in.ascii
v.in.ascii help
v.in.ascii input=name output=name
DESCRIPTION
v.in.ascii converts a vector map in ASCII format
to a vector map in binary format.
OPTIONS
The user can run this
program non-interactively by specifying all program options
on the command line, in the form:
-
v.in.ascii input=name output=name
Parameters:
- input=name
- Name of an ASCII vector file to be converted to binary vector file.
- output=name
- Name given to binary vector output file.
If the user runs v.in.ascii without giving program
arguments on the command line, the program will prompt the
user for input and output file names.
NOTES
After running this program, GRASS support files must be built for
the binary output file before the user can use the file in
v.digit.
The user can run
v.support
to create GRASS support files
for the output file.
The GRASS program
v.out.ascii
performs the function of v.in.ascii in reverse;
i.e., it converts vector files in binary format to ASCII
format. These two companion programs are useful both for
importing and exporting vector files between GRASS and
other software, and for transferring data between
machines.
The output from v.in.ascii will be placed into
$LOCATION/dig_ascii.
SEE ALSO
v.digit
v.import
v.out.ascii
v.support
AUTHORS
Michael Higgins,
U.S.Army Construction Engineering
Research Laboratory
James Westervelt, U.S.Army Construction Engineering
Research Laboratory