s.in.dbf(1)	       Grass User's Manual	      s.in.dbf(1)



NNAAMMEE
       ss..iinn..ddbbff  - Imports a dBase (.dbf) table of site locations
       and their descriptions into a GRASS site list file.
       _(_G_R_A_S_S _S_i_t_e_s _I_m_p_o_r_t _P_r_o_g_r_a_m_)

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ss..iinn..ddbbff
       ss..iinn..ddbbff hheellpp
       ss..iinn..ddbbff  [-lz]	 iinnppuutt==_n_a_m_e   [ssiitteess==_n_a_m_e]   [ddaattee==_t_i_m_e_s_-
       _t_a_m_p[,_t_i_m_e_s_t_a_m_p]]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _s_._i_n_._d_b_f  converts  a dBase (.dbf) table of site locations
       and category labels into a file in GRASS  site  list  file
       format.


       Input  can  be entered from the file iinnppuutt==_n_a_m_e. Each line
       of  input  should  contain  the	easting,  northing,   and
       (optionally)  the  category  label associated with a site.
       Output is stored in the file ssiitteess==_n_a_m_e and placed in  the
       site_lists directory under the user's current mapset.

   FFllaaggss::
       --ll     List  fields  (including	the field types and field
	      widths) of DBF file, then exit.

       --zz     treat third column as third dimension (z)


   PPaarraammeetteerrss::
       iinnppuutt==_n_a_m_e
	      Name of an  existing  ASCII  file  containing  site
	      locations and labels.

       ssiitteess==_n_a_m_e
	      Name  of the new GRASS site list file to be output.

       ddaattee==_t_i_m_s_t_a_m_p_[_,_t_i_m_s_t_a_m_p_]
	      date/time stamp or date1,date2 range



       _s_._i_n_._d_b_f can be run either non-interactively  or  interac-
       tively.	 The program will be run non-interactively if the
       user specifies a name to be assigned  to  the  _s_i_t_e_s  file
       output,	the  name  of  an  existing ASCII file containing
       _i_n_p_u_t.


       Alternately, the user can simply type ss..iinn..ddbbff on the com-
       mand  line,  without  program arguments. In this case, the
       user will be prompted for parameter values using the stan-
       dard  GRASS parser interface described in the manual entry
       for _p_a_r_s_e_r.

GGRRAASSSS 55..00 iinntteerrnnaall ssiitteess ffoorrmmaatt iinn ssiitteess__lliisstt//
       See s.in.ascii

TTOODDOO
       A field selection/reordering parameter  is  not	yet  pro-
       vided.  So the EAST/NORTH columns have to be the first and
       second column in the table.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _s_._i_n_._a_s_c_i_i

       _s_._o_u_t_._s_h_a_p_e

       _s_._o_u_t_._a_s_c_i_i

       _p_a_r_s_e_r

AAUUTTHHOORRSS
       Markus Neteler, University of Hannover

       Alex Shevlakov (pg.in.dbf)

       Frank Warmerdam (DBF Routines in pg.in.dbf)

       David D. Gray (-l flag in v.in.shape)

       _L_a_s_t _c_h_a_n_g_e_d_: _$_D_a_t_e_: _2_0_0_2_/_0_1_/_2_5 _0_5_:_4_5_:_3_5 _$



GRASS 5.0					      s.in.dbf(1)
