File naming convention

[Bob Sneidar]

To further complicate matters, in a server share environment, it is possible to copy files with bad characters to a server, and then have the server complain that it cannot find the file, or the file doesn't exist. 

So follow the mantra, NEVER use ANY special characters in a file name. If fact, when naming anything destined for the network or internet, use only lower case and numbers and if you have to a normal dash. Avoid spaces where possible. 

my 2¢

Bob


On Jan 25, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Calvin Waterbury wrote:

> Hi David,
> 
> The first thing to understand about Windows® file names you can't use the following...
> 
> \ / : * ? " < > |
> 
> Please take a look at this page...
> http://www.portfoliofaq.com/pfaq/FAQ00352.htm
> ... highlight the word "period" in your browser.
> 
> Here is the word straight from the horse's mouth...
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
> 
> Aside form the above, here is what my own test results yielded...
> 
>>    1. docs/hello.txt.html
> This will be interpreted as a the folder "doc" holding a single file named "hello.txt.html"
>>    2. docs/hello.txt/index.html
> This would be interpreted as folder "docs" containing another folder "hello.txt" which contained the file  "index.html".
>>    3. docs/hello_txt/index.html
> (Same as above)
>> and for the image file it would be something like:
>> 
>>    1. docs/hello.png/index.html
> (Again, same as above)
> 
> Please note I have only tested this on Windows 7.  If you need more specific testing, I'll try and help if I can.
> 
> Fair winds,
> Calvin
> 
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