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When a form has two fields with the same name in different cases e.g. Field and field, it can get into problems when they don't share the same data type. In that case, we can't predict the matcher that will be used, which will produce errors when trying to transform incompatible raw values (as in, trying to parse a 2 as a datetime value will produce a parsing error).
Software versions
Briefcase v1.12
Problem description
When a form has two fields with the same name in different cases e.g.
Fieldandfield, it can get into problems when they don't share the same data type. In that case, we can't predict the matcher that will be used, which will produce errors when trying to transform incompatible raw values (as in, trying to parse a2as a datetime value will produce a parsing error).Steps to reproduce the problem
Use the following form and try to export it: simple-form-case-sensitivity.zip
Expected behavior
The export should complete correctly having applied correct data transformations.
Other information
The
XmlElementclass introduced in v1.12 has twoequalsIgnoreCase()calls that are responsible for this errors.