User Forum of Software BASEMENT

michelk

Advanced_User

Registered: 2014-09-17

Posts: 33

QGIS output suffix in 2.5.1

Hi,
I just installed BASEMENT 2.5.1 and ran my latest model with it.

My post-processing scripts read QGIS output and create maps and length-profiles.

It took me a while to figure out, that the suffix in the BASEMENT-output-files
changed from `dat`  to `qgs`. I think this is not ideal for two reasons.

- `qgs`-files are associated with QGIS project files.

    I have often the use-case that I'm searching for QGIS-`*.qgs`-files in my
    project-directory. With the new suffix, this clutters up the result with
    output-files.

- In a bug fix release I don't expect breakage of the user interface.

So I would be more than glad, if this change would be reverted.

Greetz, Michel

Lukas Vonwiller

Developer

Registered: 2014-09-04

Posts: 127

Re: QGIS output suffix in 2.5.1

Hi Michel

Thanks for your feedback, we will discuss this internally.
The reason for the change was that if you defined an output format 'ascii' and 'qgis' for the same type (e.g. node_centred) the results were written in the same file (.dat).
I agree, the situation is not optimal, because when creating a Crayfish layer the plugin does not see the qgs files at the moment.
However this would be only a small fix in the Crayfish plugin.

We are open for suggestions!
Cheers,
Lukas

Florian Hinkelammert

Developer

Registered: 2014-09-09

Posts: 2

Re: QGIS output suffix in 2.5.1

Hi Michel,

On 12th of August, BASEMENT v2.5.2 has been released. Crayfish can now directly read the 'sol-'files that are generated by the output-option 'sms', the QGIS-specific output was superseded.

Cheery, Florian

michelk

Advanced_User

Registered: 2014-09-17

Posts: 33

Re: QGIS output suffix in 2.5.1

Hi Florian,
great, thanks a lot.
Michel