Why does the shape file reader truncate the names attributes to 10 characters on loading / inserting the reader? I have fme version (FME(R) 2018.0.0.1 (20180328 - Build 18295 - WIN64)) installed.
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The esri shape file reader truncates attribute names to 10 character
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Hi @vandijkjoostjan, in any Esri Shapefile dataset, the length of every attribute name should be equal to or less than 10 bytes. It's a restriction according to the specifications of the format dBASE (DBF) which is adopted as the format of attribute table for the Esri Shapefile.
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When you look at it in ArcGIS, do you see longer field names? I"m wondering if the metadata in the attached XML file provides longer name aliases?
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