Any ideas why an internal name for column begins with _x0040_Active

Question

Content query webpart not picking field value because internal column name appears as _x0040_Active

It's all sorted. Reason why I added @ infront if the column name
+1 And the most important is that it cannot be changed afterwards if one screwed the name and then decided to rename with legible latin symbols. It has to be deleted and created anew

Daniel Ziga · Answer 1 · 2012-06-11 10:18:02Z

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Because SharePoint convert special characters in the internal name.

So that means when that column was created, its title was @Active.

answered Jun 11 '12 at 10:18

Daniel Ziga
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	+1 wow, thanks. Already tired of gibberish names in my code even after renaming – Геннадий-Ванин Jun 11 '12 at 11:35
	Yes Indeed, noticed it after posting the question. Thanks for your response. Appreciated – Mighty Jun 11 '12 at 12:50

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