djh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Re: Bill's message: > > > > mhn: Cannot open output stream (file > > > > /cygdrive/c/tmp/FuncTechSpec_I0007-00_Delivery data > > > > =3D?ISO-2022-JP?B?ZG93bmxvYWQbJEIhShsoQndlYhskQiFLGyhCXw=3D=3D?=3D > > > > =3D?ISO-2022-JP?B?cjMuMl8wNTExMjhwbV9FbmcuZG9j?=3D): No such file or > > > > directory > > >=20 > > > > > Interesting, I don't see any characters in there that would be illegal > > > filename characters in Windows. Do you? > > >=20 > > The question mark characters, '?', can not be used in a filename > > According to > http://www.grouplogic.com/knowledge/index.cfm/fuseaction/view_Info/docID/111 > "The following characters are invalid as file or folder names on Windows > using NTFS: > / ? < > \ : * | " and any character you can type with the Ctrl key > > In addition to the above illegal characters the caret ^ is also not permitted > under Windows Operating Systems using the FAT file system." > > ---- > > and at: http://www.ss64.com/ntsyntax/faq.html > "Legal characters in NTFS include the following: [ ] . ; = ( ) > > The period (.) cannot be the first or only character in the filename > > Illegal Characters: > The following characters are not permitted in Windows file or directory names: > / \ : * ? " < > |
Thanks for the references, Darel. Hmmm, the reference[1] I've been using, which is from Microsoft, contains the set < > : " / \ | This set lacks the ? and * characters. Can anyone explain the discrepancy? 1. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/naming_a_file.asp -- Bill Wohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD _______________________________________________ Bug-mailutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-mailutils
