[R-sig-Geo] Error when saving an sf (data) object to file as a shapefile

[Tim Salabim]

And for anyone looking for arguments:

http://switchfromshapefile.org/


On Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 18:20 Edzer Pebesma <edzer.pebesma using uni-muenster.de>
wrote:

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> On 6/20/20 12:28 PM, Lom Navanyo wrote:
> > Unknown field name `Act_Depthtwtr': updating a layer with improper field
> > name(s)?
>
> Shapefiles have funny restrictions as to the length and form of variable
> names, you probably ran into that, as the message suggests.
>
> A general advice is to not use shapefiles for writing; there are better
> alternatives, geopackage comes to mind. Shapefiles make life unnecessary
> complicated, you've now run into two of the many problems they have. The
> days of creating shapefiles are over. If someone asks you to create
> shapfiles, explain them it is a bad idea.
> --
> Edzer Pebesma
> Institute for Geoinformatics
> Heisenbergstrasse 2, 48149 Muenster, Germany
> Phone: +49 251 8333081
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