[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #3349: v.import: add 'where' parameter

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#3349: v.import: add 'where' parameter
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  Reporter:  mlennert     |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  7.4.0
 Component:  Vector       |    Version:  unspecified
Resolution:               |   Keywords:  v.import where
       CPU:  Unspecified  |   Platform:  Unspecified
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Comment (by mlennert):

 Replying to [comment:3 mmetz]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 mlennert]:
 > > Replying to [comment:1 mmetz]:
 > > > Replying to [ticket:3349 mlennert]:
 > > > > Was there choice of not adding a 'where' parameter to v.import a
 deliberate one ? I would find this parameter quite useful, but do not want
 to implement it if there was an explicit decision against it.
 > > >
 > > > The reason to not add a 'where' option to v.import, as well as
 various other options and flags present in v.in.ogr but not in v.import,
 was to provide a module with a simplified user-interface that combines
 v.in.ogr + v.proj. It was not meant to be a replacement for using v.in.ogr
 and v.proj separately.
 > >
 > > Well, the fact that AFAICT the GUI now exclusively uses v.import for
 imports (even when you chose "Common import formats" and **not** "Import
 of common formats with reprojection") and automatically proposes to
 reproject data at import if it is not in the location's projection,
 creates a situation where most people will use v.import, without knowing
 it.
 >
 > When you choose "Common import formats", you get a custom GUI interface
 to v.in.ogr, not the interface of v.in.ogr --ui
 (gui/wxpython/xml/wxgui_items.xml). That means the 'where' option (and
 others) is missing in the custom GUI interface to v.in.ogr. Similar for
 r.in.gdal (Import raster data -> Common formats import).

 These custom GUIs now directly call v./r.import. The only difference
 between the first and second menu entries in the respective GUI menus is
 that the first calls the GUI wizard (which then calls v./r.import) and the
 second calls the v./r.import module GUI.

 If the wizard calls the *.import modules, then I think it would be better
 to have as second entry a call to the original v.in.ogr/r.in.gdal module
 GUIs in the menu, instead of the v.import GUI which does not bring much
 added value in comparison to the wizard...

 This would allow to increase the visibility of the original modules and
 their additional options.

 >
 > Any reason why the menu entry for v.in.ogr is "Common import formats"
 while for r.in.gdal it is "Common formats import"?
 >

 None to my knowledge.

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