OMERO.tables failing on string column saves.

[bwzloranger]

OMERO.tables is generating a server side error message while trying to save String Table columns. (Sample code attached).

    serverExceptionClass = ""
    message = "Internal exception"
	at ome.formats.importer.gui.TableStringExample.addBaseTableRow(TableStringExample.java:121)
	at ome.formats.importer.gui.TableStringExample.main(TableStringExample.java:148)
Caused by: omero.InternalException
    serverStackTrace = "Traceback (most recent call last):
                          File "/home/jboss/OMERO.server-Beta-4.2.0-DEV-r6101-b2847/lib/python/omero/util/decorators.py", line 59, in exc_handler
                            rv = func(*args, **kwargs)
                          File "/home/jboss/OMERO.server-Beta-4.2.0-DEV-r6101-b2847/lib/python/omero/util/decorators.py", line 28, in handler
                            return func(*args, **kwargs)
                          File "/home/jboss/OMERO.server-Beta-4.2.0-DEV-r6101-b2847/lib/python/omero/tables.py", line 544, in addData
                            self.storage.append(cols)
                          File "/home/jboss/OMERO.server-Beta-4.2.0-DEV-r6101-b2847/lib/python/omero/util/decorators.py", line 81, in with_lock
                            return func(*args, **kwargs)
                          File "/home/jboss/OMERO.server-Beta-4.2.0-DEV-r6101-b2847/lib/python/omero/tables.py", line 322, in append
                            self.__mea.append(records)
                          File "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/tables-2.1.2-py2.5-linux-x86_64.egg/tables/table.py", line 1815, in append
                            "rows parameter cannot be converted into a recarray object compliant with table '%s'. The error was: <%s>" % (str(self), exc)
                        ValueError: rows parameter cannot be converted into a recarray object compliant with table '/OME/Measurements (Table(1,)) '''. The error was: <new type not compatible with array.>
                        "

[jmoore]

r6114 has a fix. Padding your strings should no longer be necessary, Brian.