Hi,

In C# I tried to save a file from a generated file name.
Just before launching the dialog I check for a valid file
name to be sure.

There for I used the method ValidateNames from the save
dialog.

The strange thing is that sometimes the save dialogue
crashes on invalid file names (containing chars like ] ),
but the method ValidateNames return true.

Code looks like:
saveFileDialog = new System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog();

saveFileDialog.FileName = (...) <--- generated file name
may contan invalid chars

if (!saveFileDialog.ValidateNames) <-- method returns true
for invalid file names ??

{

saveFileDialog.FileName =
"MyChart."+saveFileDialog.DefaultExt; <-- if name is
invalid, supply valid file name as default

}

if (saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)

{

}



Any idea what may be wrong ?

Thanks.

Bye

Chris

ValidateNames is a property, not a method.
You need to initially set this to true, then the names will be validated.

By the way, the character ] is a valid character in a filename.



--
Regards,
Dennis JD Myrén
Oslo Kodebureau
"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> In C# I tried to save a file from a generated file name.
> Just before launching the dialog I check for a valid file
> name to be sure.
>
> There for I used the method ValidateNames from the save
> dialog.
>
> The strange thing is that sometimes the save dialogue
> crashes on invalid file names (containing chars like ] ),
> but the method ValidateNames return true.
>
> Code looks like:
> saveFileDialog = new System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog();
>
> saveFileDialog.FileName = (...) <--- generated file name
> may contan invalid chars
>
> if (!saveFileDialog.ValidateNames) <-- method returns true
> for invalid file names ??
>
> {
>
> saveFileDialog.FileName =
> "MyChart."+saveFileDialog.DefaultExt; <-- if name is
> invalid, supply valid file name as default
>
> }
>
> if (saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
>
> {
>
> }
>
>
>
> Any idea what may be wrong ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bye
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Thanks .. you are right.

But if I set that property ValidateNames on true, and so C#
wil check for valid file names, how can I check a priori if
my file name is valid. In order to replace it with a valid
default file name.

In C# there must be a simple method for that I guess ...

Some help woud be nice ...

Bye,

Chris
"Dennis Myrén" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> ValidateNames is a property, not a method.
> You need to initially set this to true, then the names
will be validated.
>
> By the way, the character ] is a valid character in a
filename.
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Dennis JD Myrén
> Oslo Kodebureau
> "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > In C# I tried to save a file from a generated file name.
> > Just before launching the dialog I check for a valid
file
> > name to be sure.
> >
> > There for I used the method ValidateNames from the save
> > dialog.
> >
> > The strange thing is that sometimes the save dialogue
> > crashes on invalid file names (containing chars
like ] ),
> > but the method ValidateNames return true.
> >
> > Code looks like:
> > saveFileDialog = new
System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog();
> >
> > saveFileDialog.FileName = (...) <--- generated file
name
> > may contan invalid chars
> >
> > if (!saveFileDialog.ValidateNames) <-- method returns
true
> > for invalid file names ??
> >
> > {
> >
> > saveFileDialog.FileName =
> > "MyChart."+saveFileDialog.DefaultExt; <-- if name is
> > invalid, supply valid file name as default
> >
> > }
> >
> > if (saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
> >
> > {
> >
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > Any idea what may be wrong ?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Bye
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

I do not know of any particular feature that does that.
You would have to write your own function to test your filename.

--
Regards,
Dennis JD Myrén
Oslo Kodebureau
"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks .. you are right.
>
> But if I set that property ValidateNames on true, and so C#
> wil check for valid file names, how can I check a priori if
> my file name is valid. In order to replace it with a valid
> default file name.
>
> In C# there must be a simple method for that I guess ...
>
> Some help woud be nice ...
>
> Bye,
>
> Chris
> "Dennis Myrén" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> ValidateNames is a property, not a method.
>> You need to initially set this to true, then the names
> will be validated.
>>
>> By the way, the character ] is a valid character in a
> filename.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Dennis JD Myrén
>> Oslo Kodebureau
>> "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > In C# I tried to save a file from a generated file name.
>> > Just before launching the dialog I check for a valid
> file
>> > name to be sure.
>> >
>> > There for I used the method ValidateNames from the save
>> > dialog.
>> >
>> > The strange thing is that sometimes the save dialogue
>> > crashes on invalid file names (containing chars
> like ] ),
>> > but the method ValidateNames return true.
>> >
>> > Code looks like:
>> > saveFileDialog = new
> System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog();
>> >
>> > saveFileDialog.FileName = (...) <--- generated file
> name
>> > may contan invalid chars
>> >
>> > if (!saveFileDialog.ValidateNames) <-- method returns
> true
>> > for invalid file names ??
>> >
>> > {
>> >
>> > saveFileDialog.FileName =
>> > "MyChart."+saveFileDialog.DefaultExt; <-- if name is
>> > invalid, supply valid file name as default
>> >
>> > }
>> >
>> > if (saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
>> >
>> > {
>> >
>> > }
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Any idea what may be wrong ?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Bye
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>