[openspending-dev] Problem with data upload

[Tryggvi Björgvinsson]

Hi Marvin,

Could you point me to a source file you're using (or both, the original
one with the list index out of range error and the modified one with the
dates as YYYY.MM.DD) so I can have a look?

/Tryggvi

On þri 24.feb 2015 15:40, Rufus Pollock wrote:
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> From: "Marvin Oppong, Journalist" <info at oppong.eu <mailto:info at oppong.eu>>
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> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:06:05 +0100
> Subject: Problem with data upload
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> Hello together,
>
>  
>
> I uploaded a dataset in OpenSpending for a report by me to be
> published on the German website Krautreporter, and I have got some
> problems. Could you please help me?
>
>  
>
> My first question is: What is the meaning of „Error – list index out
> of range“? Does it mean that the dataset I uploaded has too many
> columns? What is the maximum number of columns?
>
> After reducing the number of columns, I did not get the error anymore.
> But then I encountered problems with the dimension: There is a time
> dimension in the original dataset in the format DD.MM.YYYY. In the
> backend I saw that this is not an allowed time format. So I changed
> the time format in my original dataset to YY.MM.DD and uploaded again,
> but the error came up again.
>
> Before, once, all dimensions were gone, although I had clicked on
> “Save Dimensions”, and I could not choose a “Column”. Is it necessary
> to choose a column?
>
>  
>
> I already sent an email to openspending-dev at lists.okfn.org
> <mailto:openspending-dev at lists.okfn.org> on 26 January but haven't
> received a reply so far.
>
>  
>
> Best regards,
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>  
>
> Marvin
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