topic Re: Error: "The name contains invalid characters"... but it doesn't?? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Error: "The name contains invalid characters"... but it doesn't??

hoddinottc — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:20:38 GMT

I'm trying to run the Connect Public Transit Data Model to Streets tool and I keep getting this error. It has worked before though so I cannot figure out what the issue is. I see nothing wrong with any of the parameter names? Any ideas?

Re: Error: "The name contains invalid characters"... but it doesn't??

DanPatterson — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:23:32 GMT

What do the Messages say?

Re: Error: "The name contains invalid characters"... but it doesn't??

Brian_Wilson — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:30:50 GMT

Error 000354 says it's a column name that's the problem, not the parameters. There is only one input table, BobsNetwork/Streets oh actually "Stops" looks like an input too. One of those has a column name that's weird, a special character or a space or something unappealing to the model.

Maybe try opening those two tables in Pro, and use the Data Design -> Fields feature to look for a problem.

Re: Error: "The name contains invalid characters"... but it doesn't??

City_of_FairfieldGIS — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:37:07 GMT

Thanks for your reply to this message. This helped me with a project that I am working on where I am converting a model to python and was banging my head on what the issue was with the pivot. Your post steered me in the right direction. FYI, the pivot table tool in model builder sanitizes your data for you and in python it does not. Hope this helps someone else.