Andreas Neumann wrote: > 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?
For some reason the "quotes" are being removed from your command and so the PG: settings are being treated as command line parameters to v.external. As v.external doesn't have those options, you get the error message from the GRASS command line parser. Hamish ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user