diff --git a/src/DB/IO.php b/src/DB/IO.php
index 4daad5b..d579fd1 100644
--- a/src/DB/IO.php
+++ b/src/DB/IO.php
@@ -1332,6 +1332,7 @@ class IO
 	 */
 	private function __dbCheckQueryParams(string $query, array $params): bool
 	{
+		// $this->log->debug('DB QUERY PARAMS REGEX', ConvertPlaceholder::REGEX_LOOKUP_PLACEHOLDERS);
 		$placeholder_count = $this->__dbCountQueryParams($query);
 		$params_count = count($params);
 		if ($params_count != $placeholder_count) {
diff --git a/src/DB/Support/ConvertPlaceholder.php b/src/DB/Support/ConvertPlaceholder.php
index 0b9542b..fd8eea6 100644
--- a/src/DB/Support/ConvertPlaceholder.php
+++ b/src/DB/Support/ConvertPlaceholder.php
@@ -14,8 +14,19 @@ namespace CoreLibs\DB\Support;
 
 class ConvertPlaceholder
 {
-	/** @var string split regex */
-	private const PATTERN_QUERY_SPLIT = '[(<>=,?-]|->|->>|#>|#>>|@>|<@|\?\|\?\&|\|\||#-';
+	// NOTE for missing: range */+ are not iplemented in the regex below, but - is for now
+	// NOTE some combinations are allowed, but the query will fail before this
+	/** @var string split regex, entries before $ group */
+	private const PATTERN_QUERY_SPLIT =
+		',|' // for ',' mostly in INSERT
+		. '[(<>=]|' // general set for (, <, >, = in any query with any combination
+		. '(?:[\(,]\s*\-\-[\s\w]*)\r?\n|' // a comment that starts after a ( or ,
+		. '\^@|' // text search for start from text with ^@
+		. '\|\||' // concats two elements
+		. '&&|' // array overlap
+		. '\-\|\-|' // range overlap
+		. '[^-]-{1}|' // single -, used in JSON too
+		. '->|->>|#>|#>>|@>|<@|@@|@\?|\?{1}|\?\||\?&|#-'; //JSON searches, Array searchs, etc
 	/** @var string the main regex including  the pattern query split */
 	private const PATTERN_ELEMENT = '(?:\'.*?\')?\s*(?:\?\?|' . self::PATTERN_QUERY_SPLIT . ')\s*';
 	/** @var string parts to ignore in the SQL */
diff --git a/test/phpunit/ACL/database/CoreLibsACLLogin_database_create_data.sql b/test/phpunit/ACL/database/CoreLibsACLLogin_database_create_data.sql
index d3a8d0e..3d4a54b 100644
--- a/test/phpunit/ACL/database/CoreLibsACLLogin_database_create_data.sql
+++ b/test/phpunit/ACL/database/CoreLibsACLLogin_database_create_data.sql
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_generic (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_visible_group;
 CREATE TABLE edit_visible_group (
-    edit_visible_group_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_visible_group_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     name VARCHAR,
     flag VARCHAR
 ) INHERITS (edit_generic) WITHOUT OIDS;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_visible_group (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_menu_group;
 CREATE TABLE edit_menu_group (
-    edit_menu_group_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_menu_group_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     name VARCHAR,
     flag VARCHAR,
     order_number INT NOT NULL
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_menu_group (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_page;
 CREATE TABLE edit_page (
-    edit_page_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_page_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     content_alias_edit_page_id	INT, -- alias for page content, if the page content is defined on a different page, ege for ajax backend pages
     FOREIGN KEY (content_alias_edit_page_id) REFERENCES edit_page (edit_page_id) MATCH FULL ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE CASCADE,
     filename VARCHAR,
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_page (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_query_string;
 CREATE TABLE edit_query_string (
-    edit_query_string_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_query_string_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     edit_page_id INT NOT NULL,
     FOREIGN KEY (edit_page_id) REFERENCES edit_page (edit_page_id) MATCH FULL ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
     enabled SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_page_menu_group (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_access_right;
 CREATE TABLE edit_access_right (
-    edit_access_right_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_access_right_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     name VARCHAR,
     level SMALLINT,
     type VARCHAR,
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_access_right (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_scheme;
 CREATE TABLE edit_scheme (
-    edit_scheme_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_scheme_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     enabled SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     name VARCHAR,
     header_color VARCHAR,
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_scheme (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_language;
 CREATE TABLE edit_language (
-    edit_language_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_language_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     enabled SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     lang_default SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     long_name VARCHAR,
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_language (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_group;
 CREATE TABLE edit_group (
-    edit_group_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_group_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     edit_scheme_id INT,
     FOREIGN KEY (edit_scheme_id) REFERENCES edit_scheme (edit_scheme_id) MATCH FULL ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
     edit_access_right_id INT NOT NULL,
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_group (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_page_access;
 CREATE TABLE edit_page_access (
-    edit_page_access_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_page_access_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     edit_group_id INT NOT NULL,
     FOREIGN KEY (edit_group_id) REFERENCES edit_group (edit_group_id) MATCH FULL ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
     edit_page_id INT NOT NULL,
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_page_access (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_page_content;
 CREATE TABLE edit_page_content (
-    edit_page_content_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_page_content_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     edit_page_id INT NOT NULL,
     FOREIGN KEY (edit_page_id) REFERENCES edit_page (edit_page_id) MATCH FULL ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
     edit_access_right_id INT NOT NULL,
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_page_content (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_user;
 CREATE TABLE edit_user (
-    edit_user_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_user_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     connect_edit_user_id INT, -- possible reference to other user
     FOREIGN KEY (connect_edit_user_id) REFERENCES edit_user (edit_user_id) MATCH FULL ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
     edit_language_id INT NOT NULL,
@@ -652,11 +652,11 @@ COMMENT ON COLUMN edit_user.additional_acl IS 'Additional Access Control List st
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_log;
 CREATE TABLE edit_log (
-    edit_log_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_log_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     euid INT, -- this is a foreign key, but I don't nedd to reference to it
+    FOREIGN KEY (euid) REFERENCES edit_user (edit_user_id) MATCH FULL ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE SET NULL,
     ecuid VARCHAR,
     ecuuid UUID,
-    FOREIGN KEY (euid) REFERENCES edit_user (edit_user_id) MATCH FULL ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE SET NULL,
     username VARCHAR,
     password VARCHAR,
     event_date TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ ALTER TABLE edit_log_overflow ADD CONSTRAINT edit_log_overflow_euid_fkey FOREIGN
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_access;
 CREATE TABLE edit_access (
-    edit_access_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_access_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     enabled SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     protected SMALLINT DEFAULT 0,
     deleted SMALLINT DEFAULT 0,
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_access (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_access_user;
 CREATE TABLE edit_access_user (
-    edit_access_user_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_access_user_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     edit_access_id INT NOT NULL,
     FOREIGN KEY (edit_access_id) REFERENCES edit_access (edit_access_id) MATCH FULL ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
     edit_user_id INT NOT NULL,
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ CREATE TABLE edit_access_user (
 
 -- DROP TABLE edit_access_data;
 CREATE TABLE edit_access_data (
-    edit_access_data_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    edit_access_data_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
     edit_access_id INT NOT NULL,
     FOREIGN KEY (edit_access_id) REFERENCES edit_access (edit_access_id) MATCH FULL ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
     enabled SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
diff --git a/test/phpunit/DB/CoreLibsDBIOTest.php b/test/phpunit/DB/CoreLibsDBIOTest.php
index ec8a28e..faadf6e 100644
--- a/test/phpunit/DB/CoreLibsDBIOTest.php
+++ b/test/phpunit/DB/CoreLibsDBIOTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Table with Primary Key: table_with_primary_key
 Table without Primary Key: table_without_primary_key
 
 Table with primary key has additional row:
-row_primary_key	SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+row_primary_key	INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
 Each table has the following rows
 row_int INT,
 row_numeric NUMERIC,
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ final class CoreLibsDBIOTest extends TestCase
 		// create the tables
 		$db->dbExec(
 			// primary key name is table + '_id'
-				// table_with_primary_key_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
 			<<<SQL
 			CREATE TABLE table_with_primary_key (
 				table_with_primary_key_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -5136,6 +5135,39 @@ final class CoreLibsDBIOTest extends TestCase
 				SQL,
 				'count' => 6,
 				'convert' => false,
+			],
+			'comments in insert' => [
+				'query' => <<<SQL
+				INSERT INTO table_with_primary_key (
+					row_int, row_numeric, row_varchar, row_varchar_literal
+				) VALUES (
+					-- comment 1
+					$1, $2,
+					-- comment 2
+					$3
+					-- comment 3
+					, $4
+				)
+				SQL,
+				'count' => 4,
+				'convert' => false
+			],
+			// Note some are not set
+			'a complete set of possible' => [
+				'query' => <<<SQL
+				UPDATE table_with_primary_key SET
+				-- ROW
+				row_varchar = $1
+				WHERE
+				row_varchar = ANY($2) AND row_varchar <> $3
+				AND row_varchar > $4 AND row_varchar < $5
+				AND row_varchar >= $6 AND row_varchar <=$7
+				AND row_jsonb->'a' = $8 AND row_jsonb->>$9 = 'a'
+				AND row_jsonb<@$10 AND row_jsonb@>$11
+				AND row_varchar ^@ $12
+				SQL,
+				'count' => 12,
+				'convert' => false,
 			]
 		];
 	}