Internal column names

Question

HI,
Are there any internal column names which should not be used, when creating a column in custom list?
Also, when I try to create a column as "F1", the internal name is shown as something else..
Are there any columns like the "F1" which gets changed in the internal name?
I have checked this link: http://salaudeen.blogspot.com/2011/06/sharepoint-columnfield-display-names-vs.html
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi All.
Copy the following PowerShell script to a text editor and save as ListColFldID.ps1, modify the URL for your WebApp and run via the SharePoint Management Shell
# Description
# Output all available Column Field GUIDs to ColumnFields.csv
# DisplayName, GUID, InternalName, #Char, Description, ContentType, Fieldtype
# Syntax
# ./listColFldID
# Parameters
# none
# Settings
# Only change the -value parameter
set-variable -option constant -name url -value "http://intranet.contoso.com" # Site collection
set-variable -option constant -name out -value "ColumnFields.csv" # Output file
# End of settings
$site = new-object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite($url)
$web = $site.rootweb.Fields
echo "Processing..."
ForEach ($id in $web)
'"' + $id.Title + `
'","' + $id.Id + `
'","' + $id.InternalName + `
'","' + $id.MaxLength + `
'","' + $id.Description + `
'","' + $id.Group + `
'","' + $id.TypeShortDescription + `
'"' | Out-File $out -append
$site.Dispose()
echo "Finished!"
I have recently used with SharePoint 2013, and have used with SharePoint 2010 in the past..
Cheers,
-Ivan
-Ivan