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  dBase  file  containing  the  data	to  be
	      imported.

       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_e_s_t_a_m_p]
	      String specifying timestamp or timestamp range.



       _s_._i_n_._d_b_f  can  be  run  either non-interactively or interactively.  The
       program will be run non-interactively if the user specifies a  name  to
       be  assigned  to the ssiitteess file output, and the name of an existing DBF
       file containing iinnppuutt.


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

       To  define  a  ddaattee  (timestamp),  several  date  strings are accepted.
       Please see _r_._t_i_m_e_s_t_a_m_p for details.

GGRRAASSSS 55..00 iinntteerrnnaall ssiitteess ffoorrmmaatt iinn ssiittee__lliissttss//
       See _s_._i_n_._a_s_c_i_i

TTOODDOO
       A field selection/reordering parameter is not  yet  provided.   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

       _r_._t_i_m_e_s_t_a_m_p

       _p_a_r_s_e_r

AAUUTTHHOORRSS
       Markus Neteler, University of Hannover, with code from:

       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_: _$_D_a_t_e_: _2_0_0_3_/_0_8_/_2_0 _0_8_:_1_0_:_1_3 _$



GRASS 5.0							   s.in.dbf(1)
