Calculate geometry failing when attempting to create new columns while having a join

Question

I try to Calculate geometry and attemptedto create new columns while having a join.I always get the error:

ERROR 001486: Cannot use fields from joined tables.

How is the correct way to define that the columns are supposed to be added to the shapefile, not the joined table? I tried both just the new column name and layername.columnname.  The names do not exist in the joined table.

CordulaGöke · Answer

It is one of those pfoperties that are not automatically calculated in a .gdb. As a workaround it is easiest, just to remove the join and reapply it.

DanPatterson · Answer

Try doing the join to a featureclass in a file geodatabase rather than a shapefile, you will get some of the geometry attributes by default which you can copy to new fields if needed before saving to a shapefile.

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CordulaGöke · Answer

The problem is, that when calculating geometry, I cannot add a column to the shapefile while I have a joined table. I get the error that suggest that I try to add to the joined table. So I am wondering, if I have to write the column names differently or is it a bug?

My workaround is to remove all joins, calculate the geometry into new columns, reapply the join.