Ah thanks yes agreed on the shp front. I'm not finding success with gpkg using QGIS 3.16.11 either though.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 1:27 PM Bernd Vogelgesang <bernd.vogelges...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi, > > here are my findings from 2015: > > > https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/107522/is-it-possible-to-use-comments-in-qgis-query-builder-with-esri-shapefiles/149448#149448 > > In short: comments with shape files did not (do not maybe still ) work > > Solution: Just do not use ESRI-Shape files for work ;) > > Cheers, > > Bernd > Am 03.02.22 um 15:33 schrieb Hugh Kelley: > > Very helpful point, it is a shapefile. > > so far "#", "--", "//" and "/* */" did not work. I also tried "<!-- > comment -->" for good measure which didn't work as well. > > I tried a few of those on a geopackage too and they errored out there as > well. > > I'll try a postgis datas source later today if I remember. > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 9:23 AM Johannes Kröger (WhereGroup) < > johannes.kroe...@wheregroup.com> wrote: > >> Hi Hugh, >> >> that depends on the provider in use, a PostGIS provider might behave >> differently from a Shapefile. See if wrapping the comment in /* comment */ >> works. >> >> Cheers, Hannes >> Am 03.02.22 um 15:16 schrieb Hugh Kelley: >> >> Hi all, >> >> in the Layer Properties >> source >> Query Builder dialogue, if I use >> "--" it shows that I've commented out that line. when I test the query >> though, it throws an error complaining about the comment I included. >> >> Is there a way to include a comment in the query? >> >> i've like to include a note to myself when I filter things sometimes as >> it can be hard months or years later to figure out the motivation. for >> example: >> >> -- remove built neighborhood bikeway according to KML file from client, >> per email 2022-02-03 >> "LOCAL_ID" NOT IN (4030, 3533, 4307, 6015, 5217) >> >> Maybe there's a better way to include this note, but it seems that the >> closer the note is to the filter query definition the more likely I am to >> see it. >> >> thanks >> >> Hugh >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing listqgis-u...@lists.osgeo.org >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> >> -- >> Johannes Kröger / GIS-Entwickler/-Berater >> WhereGroup GmbH >> Grevenweg 89 >> 20537 Hamburg >> Germany >> >> Tel: +49 (0)228 / 90 90 38 - 36 >> Fax: +49 (0)228 / 90 90 38 - 11 >> johannes.kroe...@wheregroup.comwww.wheregroup.com >> Geschäftsführer: >> Olaf Knopp, Peter Stamm >> Amtsgericht Bonn, HRB 9885 >> ------------------------------- >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> Schon gewusst? >> In unserem Blog geben wir Tipps & Tricks zu Open-Source-GIS-Software >> und berichten aus unserem Experten-Alltag:https://wheregroup.com/blog/ >> --------------------------------------------- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > > > -- > Hugh Kelley > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing listqgis-u...@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > -- Hugh Kelley
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