[R-sig-Geo] GRASS vector attribute table read into R

[Roger Bivand]

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010, stephen sefick wrote:

> I would like to just read in a vector table that is stored in the
> GRASS dbf format into R.  Is there a way that I am over looking with
> the spgrass6 package?  I can just go to the dbf file of the grass
> mapset, but I was looking for a better option.  Thanks in advance.
> kindest regards,

Stephen,

Do you mean read the GRASS vector, or just the DBF file? If the vector 
with its attributes, readVECT6() in spgrass6, which I think you know of. 
Otherwise, perhaps:

zz <- execGRASS("db.select", parameters=list(table="newbugs"),
   intern=TRUE)
con <- textConnection(zz)
zzz <- read.table(con, header=TRUE, sep="|")
close(con)

Hope this helps,

Roger


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