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Bug

ArcGIS Open Data fails to download with the error message, "ERROR 1: GeoJSON parsing error: invalid string sequence."

Last Published: March 14, 2017 ArcGIS Online
Bug ID Number BUG-000102707
SubmittedFebruary 6, 2017
Last ModifiedJune 5, 2024
Applies toArcGIS Online
Version found4.4
StatusWill Not Be Addressed

Additional Information

The presence of a "form feed" character is exposing this download bug. This is an extremely rare occurrence in the entire corpus of open data. The performance penalty of guarding against this scenario on all downloads makes it prohibitive to implement. Our recommendation for an alternate solution is that the customer remove the form feed character from the data. In the description of the feature at OBJECTID 135424 there is a \f character. It comes after the phrase: “That should help resale values”.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000102707

Software:

  • ArcGIS Online

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