Bug report #13487
QGIS allows to create tables with invalid field names
| Status: | Open | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | Attribute table | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | 3.0.0 | Regression?: | No |
| Operating System: | Easy fix?: | No | |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 21532 |
Description
QGIS allows you to create a dbf table (associated with a shp) with invalid column names (e.g. "1"). As a consequence, further commands may obviously fail. IMHO we shouldn't allow invalid names.
See e.g. http://forums.esri.com/Thread.asp?c=93&f=988&t=56672
History
#1
Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 8 years ago
- Regression? set to No
- Easy fix? set to No
#2
Updated by Paolo Cavallini about 7 years ago
- Affected QGIS version changed from master to 3.0.0
- Description updated (diff)
Also accented characters, see #15604
Still true in QGIS 3
#3
Updated by Denis Rouzaud over 6 years ago
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
- Status changed from Open to Closed
#4
Updated by Denis Rouzaud over 6 years ago
- Status changed from Closed to Open
wrong commit message....
#5
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 6 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Closed
- Resolution set to end of life
End of life notice: QGIS 2.18 LTR
Source:
http://blog.qgis.org/2019/03/09/end-of-life-notice-qgis-2-18-ltr/
#6
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 6 years ago
- Status changed from Closed to Open
- Resolution deleted (
end of life)