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When writing your own scripts, and using some of the pre-fab tools how do you make the output load automatically into your QGIS project?

Example: In the Help Tab of the QGIS tool "saveselectedfeatures" it explains its "Console Usage" as follows:

processing.runalg('qgis:saveselectedfeatures', input_layer, output_layer)

But when you run it as its own tool from the Toolbox the GUI has you fill in the same two parameters, but also has a third: a checkbox for "Open output file after running algorithm". I checked it and it showed up as promised on my map project.

But the Tool's own HELP tab says nothing about how to script this functionality.

So how do I make the output open in the project automatically?

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  • As mentioned in a previous comment to another question of yours, you can replace runalg with runandload. Or do you still have issues with this?
    – Joseph
    Commented Oct 30, 2015 at 12:17
  • No issues remaining @Joseph, but I was advised to separate this question into its own designated post to be in keeping with the recommended "one question per question". Thanks.
    – Waterman
    Commented Oct 30, 2015 at 14:35

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The answer is to replace 'runalg' with 'runandload' (as suggested by @Joseph).

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  • Does this question require a longer answer or explanation? I feel the context is fully given in the question wording, complete with relevant code. The answer is quite simply to replace 'runalg' with 'runandload'. I referenced the person who supplied the solution, "@Joseph", in my answer. Otherwise I am genuinely confused about what you mean by citations.
    – Waterman
    Commented Oct 23, 2017 at 20:38

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