Record set names with reserved characters not allowing Export
- Article Type: General
- Product: Voyager
- Product Version: 9.1
Problem Symptoms:
* Click Export from Record Sets area and nothing happens
* Click Export from Record Sets area and
** Export Record Set To Disk window opens but adds .dslr extension and won't allow Save; or
** Export Record Set To Disk window opens, adds correct .txt extension and on Save gives error, "{file name} The file name is not valid."
Cause:
Record Set name contains character(s) not allowed in Windows file names.
Resolution:
1. Global Data Change > Record Sets > highlight record set > Click Edit
2. Edit Name to remove reserved character(s).
Additional Information
* Information on illegal characters in Windows file names: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/177506
* Impacted characters:
slash, backslash, quotation mark, colon, left angle bracket, right angle bracket, pipe, question mark, asterisk
/ " : < > | ? *
* Other symbols/characters allowed in Windows file names can be used in Record Set name.
Category: Global data change (GDC)
- Article last edited: 3/4/2015