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Re: IW - Importing Sampling Methods in Recorder v6.14

Hi,

The character length allowed for importing Sampling Methods via the Import Wizard appears to have reduced in v6.14 to just 20 characters. Where previously I've been able to import pre-formatted Sampling Method data >20 characters satisfactorily I now can't.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Les Evans-Hill
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Butterfly Conservation, Butterflies for the New Millennium and National Moth Recording Scheme

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Re: IW - Importing Sampling Methods in Recorder v6.14

I've had a quick look at the Terms Lists "Sample type" and it seems where previously it could import >20 characters into "Long Name" and shortening to 20 characters  for "Short Name", it no longer can.

I hope this makes sense!

Les.

Les Evans-Hill
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Re: IW - Importing Sampling Methods in Recorder v6.14

Hi Les

I had a quick look and you are right, the upgrade does reduce the allowed field size for this and some other termlist fields to 20 characters which is unnecessary because the extra characters would have been placed in the long name field. I have reported this to Dorset Software to be fixed. If you need this quickly though and are able to run an SQL script against your database, let me know and I can give you a script to revert the behaviour.

Best Wishes

John van Breda
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Re: IW - Importing Sampling Methods in Recorder v6.14

Hi John,

Thanks for confirming this behaviour and the offer of the SQL. Could you send it to lhill@butterfly-conservation.org.

Best wishes,
Les.

Les Evans-Hill
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Re: IW - Importing Sampling Methods in Recorder v6.14

Thanks John, for picking this up. I understand that this will be fixed in the upcoming maintenance release.

Cheers,
Lynn