GRASS GIS manual: db.out.ogr

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NAME

db.out.ogr - Exports attribute tables into various formats.

KEYWORDS

database, export, attribute table

SYNOPSIS

db.out.ogr

db.out.ogr --help

db.out.ogr input=name output=name [layer=string] format=string [table=name] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

--overwrite: Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=name [required]: GRASS table name; Or data source for direct OGR access
output=name [required]: Output table file name or DB connection string
layer=string: Layer number or name; Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.; Default: 1
format=string [required]: Table format; Options: CSV, DBF, GML, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite; Default: CSV
table=name: Name for output table (default: input name)

DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS

DESCRIPTION

db.out.ogr exports GRASS GIS attribute tables into various formats as supported by the OGR driver on the local system (CSV, DBF, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, ODBC, etc.).

The output parameter is used to define the output file name (if the path is not defined, the module will attempt to write to the current directory). In case of a database connection as output, the connection string has to be specified.

The layer parameter is needed if the attribute table to be exported is linked as non-default layer to a vector map.

EXAMPLES

Export of GRASS GIS attribute table to a CSV table file (default format)

db.out.ogr input=precip_30ynormals output=precip_30ynormals.csv

Export of a GRASS GIS attribute table to a DBF table

db.out.ogr input=precip_30ynormals output=precip_30ynormals.dbf format=DBF

Export of GRASS GIS attribute table into a PostgreSQL table

db.out.ogr input=precip_30ynormals \
	   output="PG:host=localhost dbname=meteo user=neteler" \
           format=PostgreSQL
# verify
echo "SELECT * FROM precip_30ynormals" | psql meteo

AUTHORS

Markus Neteler
Converted to Python by Glynn Clements

Last changed: $Date: 2014-12-02 14:12:33 -0800 (Tue, 02 Dec 2014) $

SOURCE CODE

Available at: db.out.ogr source code (history)