Feature request #14624

Field Calculator: warn users when new field is not large enough to fit computed values

Added by Muhammad Ahmad almost 8 years ago. Updated almost 7 years ago.

Status:Open
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:Field calculator
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:
Easy fix?:No Copied to github as #:22589

Description

I am using QGIS 2.8.2 on Ubuntu 12.

When I calculate area of a polygon, Field calculator provides option of creating new field. If I do not provide appropriate (large enough) output field width, field calculator trims the area values.

Example:
If I set output field width =3 and precision=2 and perform area calculation, any area bigger than 999.99 will be converted, thus, 1200.20 will be converted to 120.20.

When I use the option Vector - Geometry Tools – Export/Add geometry columns, the area calculations are correct.

History

#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 8 years ago

  • Category set to Field calculator
  • Subject changed from Field Calculator new field issue to Field Calculator: warn users when new field is not large enough to fit computed values
  • Tracker changed from Bug report to Feature request

#2 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 7 years ago

  • Easy fix? set to No

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