Converting Feature Class to Shapefile Issues

[KrishnaTiwari]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Krishna Tiwari and I'm currently trying to convert a feature class to a shapefile. When I convert the feature class to a shapefile, the field names in the attribute table are changed. For example, the newly created shapefile will have "Zip_Co" instead of "Zip_Code" as the field name in the attribute table. Has anyone come across this problem before? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Krishna Tiwari 

[Sean_Wray]

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/2.8/tool-reference/tool-errors-and-warnings/001001-010000/tool-err....

Field name are limited to 10 characters is SHP files. If you use the GDB format this limitation will go away.

[KrishnaTiwari]

Thank you Sean_Wray! 

[DanPatterson]

Geoprocessing considerations for shapefile output—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Shapefiles in ArcGIS Pro—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

issues and limitations and when to use them if you have to

[KrishnaTiwari]

Thank you DanPatterson!