Hi Carl,
I just created a new Shapefile in ArcCatalog 8.3 and added fields named
Customer_Data, Customer_info, and Customer_name. ArcCatalog issued an error
message and changed the fields to Customer_D, Customer_i, and Customer_n.
The limit is actually 10 characters
(terminated by 00h) according to the documentation.
regards,
Larry Becker
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Rahkonen Jukka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Strange, I thought that dBASE file format is what limits the length of
> the name field. Have a look at for example
> http://www.geocities.com/geoff_wass/dBASE/GaryWhite/dBASE/FAQ/qformt.htm
>
> There you can read that dBASE file format at least up to version 5 gives
> only 11 bytes for field name. I would recommend to avoid longer names even
> if there is some software capable of using them.
>
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Puolesta *Carl Grönniger
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> *Lähetetty:* 16. huhtikuuta 2008 13:49
> *Vastaanottaja:* OpenJump develop and use
> *Aihe:* Re: [JPP-Devel] fieldnames in attribu ttable limitted to 11 chars?
>
> hi,
>
> yes, the other formats don't cut off the fieldnames.
> but it's not a general problem because in arcview you can create shps with
> longer fieldnames.
> does anybody know if it's set somewhere in the shapefilewriter in openjump
> or somewhere else?
> otherwise i'm not really able to work with oj because i need these longer
> fieldnames.
>
> carl
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Rahkonen Jukka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *To:* OpenJump develop and use <jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:26 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [JPP-Devel] fieldnames in attribu ttable limitted to 11
> chars?
>
> Hi,
>
> Did you try saving in JUMP GML format? ESRI shapefiles have their own
> limits which do not come from JUMP.
>
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>
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> *Lähettäjä:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Puolesta *Carl Grönniger
> (entera)
> *Lähetetty:* 16. huhtikuuta 2008 11:44
> *Vastaanottaja:* jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> *Aihe:* [JPP-Devel] fieldnames in attribu ttable limitted to 11 chars?
>
> hi,
> is there any reason why you can only create fieldnames with max. 11
> characters in the attribut table?
> ok, you can create one with more than 11, but when you save and re-open
> the layer, the fieldname is cut to 11 characters...
>
> carl
>
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