I've added elevation and a feature name to the standard format v.in.ascii file. Grass reports an import error; the same error occurs without those two added columns. I'm not seeing the error, your fresh eyes will see it.
Data file: B 5 45.654023|-122.980241|393|Shop 45.653931|-122.980315|393|Shop 45.653960|-122.979910|393|Shop 45.653856|-122.979831|393|Shop 45.654023|-122.980241|393|Shop Command: v.in.ascii -z in=$HOME/projects/oregon/northside-rock/data/shop.txt out=maintenance_bldg format=standard sep=pipe cat=0 x=1 y=2 z=3 columns='x double precision, y double precision, z integer, label char(4)' --o Results: v.in.ascii -z in=$HOME/projects/oregon/northside-rock/data/shop.txt out=maintenance_bldg format=standard sep=pipe cat=0 x=1 y=2 z=3 columns='x double precision, y double precision, z integer, label char(4)' --o WARNING: Unexpected data in vector header: [B 5] ERROR: Import failed I've not calculated a centroid; intend to use v.centroid to add the point to the bound area. Help appreciated, Rich _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user