Index: python/plugins/fTools/tools/doValidate.py
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--- python/plugins/fTools/tools/doValidate.py	(revision 14620)
+++ python/plugins/fTools/tools/doValidate.py	(working copy)
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
     self.tblUnique.setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
     # populate list of available layers
     myList = ftools_utils.getLayerNames( [ QGis.Point, QGis.Line, QGis.Polygon ] )
-    self.connect(self.tblUnique, SIGNAL("currentItemChanged(QTableWidgetItem*, QTableWidgetItem*)" ), 
+    self.connect(self.tblUnique, SIGNAL("currentItemChanged(QTableWidgetItem*, QTableWidgetItem*)" ),
     self.zoomToError)
     self.inShape.addItems( myList )
     self.cancel_close = self.buttonBox_2.button(QDialogButtonBox.Close)
     self.buttonOk = self.buttonBox_2.button(QDialogButtonBox.Ok)
     self.progressBar.setValue(0)
     self.storedScale = self.iface.mapCanvas().scale()
-    
+
   def keyPressEvent( self, e ):
     if ( e.modifiers() == Qt.ControlModifier or \
          e.modifiers() == Qt.MetaModifier ) and \
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       QMessageBox.information( self, self.tr("Error!"), self.tr( "Please specify input field" ) )
     else:
       self.validate( self.inShape.currentText(), self.useSelected.checkState() )
-      
+
   def zoomToError(self, curr, prev):
       if curr is None:
         return
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     self.testThread.stop()
     QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
     self.buttonOk.setEnabled( True )
-    
+
   def runFinishedFromThread( self, output ):
     self.testThread.stop()
     QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@
     self.cancel_close.setText( "Close" )
     QObject.disconnect( self.cancel_close, SIGNAL( "clicked()" ), self.cancelThread )
     return True
-    
+
   def runStatusFromThread( self, status ):
     self.progressBar.setValue( status )
-        
+
   def runRangeFromThread( self, range_vals ):
     self.progressBar.setRange( range_vals[ 0 ], range_vals[ 1 ] )
 
@@ -154,9 +154,14 @@
       layer = vlayer.selectedFeatures()
       nFeat = len(layer)
     else:
-      layer = vlayer
-      layer.select([]) # select all features, and ignore attributes
-      nFeat = layer.featureCount()
+      #layer = vlayer
+      layer = []
+      vlayer.select([]) # select all features, and ignore attributes
+      ft = QgsFeature()
+      while vlayer.nextFeature( ft ):
+        layer.append( ft )
+        ft = QgsFeature()
+      nFeat = vlayer.featureCount()
     nElement = 0
     if nFeat > 0:
       self.emit( SIGNAL( "runStatus(PyQt_PyObject)" ), 0 )