MagTun
Reputation: 6205
allow special characters in folder name under windows?
Is there a way to allow these characters \ / : * ? " < > | in folder name under windows ?
Upvotes: 2
Views: 1516
Answers (1)
Magoo
Reputation: 80203
No. There is no way that those characters can be included in a filename in normal operations. You can use some really nasty "black art" techniques to do all kind of nasties though. Not a good idea.
Upvotes: 2
Related Questions
- Allowed characters in filename
- Invalid characters in a filename on Windows?
- Special characters in a Windows filename
- Disallowed characters in folder names
- Security flaw relating to special characters in Windows file paths
- Windows Folders with Special Character, how to handle them on a loop
- Regular expression to disallow special characters that are invalid in a Windows Folder name
- How to Handle Accented Characters in a Directory Name
- Creating folders with names that includes non-ASCII characters
- Are Extended ASCII characters safe for filenames & folders?