[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 mmetz):

 Replying to [comment:4 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.

 It seems that wxgui_items.xml has not been updated accordingly.

 > 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.

 Sounds reasonable: v.import + GUI wizard for quick and dirty import,
 v.in.ogr + generic UI for full-featured import, accordingly for raster
 import.

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