This does indeed sound like a bug. Can you please file a bug about this on the bug tracker? http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/entry?template=Other%20defect
If you include the issue number in this thread I can ensure it get triaged correctly. On 12 May 2011 13:32, Loren <loren.robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've got a simple db.Expando class that I'm trying to edit fields > within from the Google App Engine data store viewer interface. There > appears to be a bug with modifying some of the properties; > Specifically, I have a property called 'type'. Attempting to modify > any of the fields including or 'after' this property fails to > persist. > > I can view the POST data that goes to: /datastore/edit.do. It returns > status 302, and here's a small part of it: > > ....&type-15=string&name-16=temperature&value_string-16=&type-16=null&name-17=type&value_string-17=MODIFYATTEMPT&type-17=string&name-18=zones&value_string-18=USDA > +Zone+6+to+USDA+Zone+9&type-18=string... > > Attempting to modify either the 'type' or 'zones' property fails, but > anything before that like 'temperature' succeeds. > > It looks like my property name 'type' here is interfering with the > handler parsing out the post data from this web request. Is this a > legitimate bug in the web interface? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.