I'm not sure how to pull it off now given the current structure, but IMHO, the ideal organization would be to have 1 sqlite DB for each vector file--so a single DB for all layers of a single vector.
That makes vector files portable. I'm not sure if joins across layer tables are needed because the layer structure is an inherent join. Michael ____________________ C. Michael Barton Director, Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity Professor of Anthropology, School of Human Evolution & Social Change Arizona State University voice: 480-965-6262 (SHESC), 480-727-9746 (CSDC) fax: 480-965-7671 (SHESC), 480-727-0709 (CSDC) www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton, http://csdc.asu.edu On Feb 15, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Markus Metz <markus.metz.gisw...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Micha Silver <mi...@arava.co.il> wrote: >> On 15/02/2013 01:42, Hamish wrote: >> >> Markus Metz wrote: >> >> In GRASS 6.4.1- it was possible to have a separate sqlite db >> for each vector in $MAPSET/vector/$MAP/sqlite.db. I have no >> idea why this option has been disabled. The VAR file can be >> >> DB_DRIVER: sqlite >> DB_DATABASE: >> $GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/vector/$MAP/sqlite.db >> >> Should we revert the changes that make it now impossible to >> have a separate sqlite db for each vector? >> >> AFAIK it's still possible to have a separate sqlite db for each >> vector if you use v.db.connect (see v.pack.py), it's just that >> you can't tell db.connect to make that the default for all new >> maps. >> >> perhaps if [v.]db.connect understood to parse '$MAP' you could >> have a portable >> database='$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/vector/$MAP/sqlite.db' >> >> string saved in the VAR file? (and so, by default but user- >> alterable, all sqlite layers for that map saved in the same file) >> >> >> "db.sqlite" or "sqlite.db" for the filename? >> >> >> If the $MAP variable is available, I'd like to see the database names as >> '$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/vector/sqlite/$MAP.sqlite' > > This could cause problems with SQLite directory locking because of > [0]. Therefore I would prefer to restore the previous behaviour of > allowing '$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/vector/$MAP/sqlite.db > > Markus M > > [0] http://www.sqlite.org/lockingv3.html > >> >> and I think you're suggestion to put all layers for a vector into one sqlite >> file does make sense. THere are definitely situations where you want to join >> between different layers within the same vector. Having both in the same >> sqlite makes that easier. >> >> >> Hamish >> _______________________________________________ >> grass-user mailing list >> grass-user@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user >> >> This mail was received via Mail-SeCure System. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Micha Silver >> GIS Consulting >> 052-3665918 >> http://www.surfaces.co.il _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user