How would I make the My Documents folder accept a colon (:)?

[Barry Karas]

7/Jan/2008 1:15

How would I make the My Documents folder accept a colon )?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

PS I run Windows XP with SP2.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

7/Jan/2008 1:15

How would I make the My Documents folder accept a colon )?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

PS I run Windows XP with SP2.

You do not/cannot do this.

XP restricts the use of the * . " / \ [ ] : ; | = , characters in a file or
folder's name.

http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2007/04/names-you-can-drop-with-xpvista.html

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

7/Jan/2008 1:15

How would I make the My Documents folder accept a colon )?

For what? In a file name?

You can not.

 

[Barry Karas]

Then if it's XP, why are "*, /, \, ;, !, and =" restricted and EXACTLY where
can I find this restriction?

Thank you,

Barry Karas
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7/Jan/2008 1:15

How would I make the My Documents folder accept a colon )?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

PS I run Windows XP with SP2.

You do not/cannot do this.

XP restricts the use of the * . " / \ [ ] : ; | = , characters in a file
or folder's name.

http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2007/04/names-you-can-drop-with-xpvista.html

 

[Gordon]

Then if it's XP, why are "*, /, \, ;, !, and =" restricted and EXACTLY
where can I find this restriction?

Some info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.3_filename

 

[Richard in AZ]

Here is the Microsoft Position on the subject.
Even in Windows XP, the command prompts still recognize these restricted characters as commands.

Then if it's XP, why are "*, /, \, ;, !, and =" restricted and EXACTLY where can I find this
restriction?

Thank you,

Barry Karas
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7/Jan/2008 1:15

How would I make the My Documents folder accept a colon )?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

PS I run Windows XP with SP2.

You do not/cannot do this.

XP restricts the use of the * . " / \ [ ] : ; | = , characters in a file or folder's name.

http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2007/04/names-you-can-drop-with-xpvista.html

 

[Michael Walraven]

Help and Support
ask for 'file names'
see change the name of a file or folder

Here is the Microsoft Position on the subject.
Even in Windows XP, the command prompts still recognize these restricted
characters as commands.

Then if it's XP, why are "*, /, \, ;, !, and =" restricted and EXACTLY
where can I find this restriction?

Thank you,

Barry Karas
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Barry Karas wrote:
7/Jan/2008 1:15

How would I make the My Documents folder accept a colon )?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

PS I run Windows XP with SP2.

You do not/cannot do this.

XP restricts the use of the * . " / \ [ ] : ; | = , characters in a file
or folder's name.

http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2007/04/names-you-can-drop-with-xpvista.html

 

[Barry Karas]

So a perfectly acceptable part of the English language cannot be used?

Barry Karas

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Entire Conversation:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...6c6d2/675ffdc024c16db7?tvc=1#675ffdc024c16db7

How would I make the My Documents folder accept a colon )?

PS I run Windows XP with SP2.

For what? In a file name?

You can not.

So a perfectly acceptable part of the English language cannot be
used?

Sure - if you want to put it that way.

It has been that way in Windows for a LONG time - and as discussed in this
conversation - most other OSes have some limits as well.

http://www.comentum.com/File-Systems-HFS-FAT-UFS.html
http://www.xvsxp.com/files/forbidden.php

Notice that all but Unix/Linux restrict the colon ) usage in a file or
folder name.

On Windows - there are even some full words that you cannot name your files.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx


So - the answer is you will *not* likely be putting a colon ) in your file
or folder names in the situation you have given.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

So a perfectly acceptable part of the English language cannot be used?

If you want to call a colon part of the English language, yes (I would
consider it a punctuation mark, used in many languages).

There are several punctuation marks, or "perfectly acceptable part
of the English language" that can not be used in file names. They are
* . " / \ [ ] : ; | = ,

The reason that they can not be used is that have other reserved
specialized uses.

 

[Barry Karas]

If you want to call a colon part of the English language, yes (I would
consider it a punctuation mark, used in many languages).

There are several punctuation marks, or "perfectly acceptable part
of the English language" that can not be used in file names. They are
* . " / \ [ ] : ; | = ,

The reason that they can not be used is that have other reserved
specialized uses.
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At last...an answer that makes sense.

This is basically the Liberal Arts versus Engineering. In this case,
enginering won.

Barry Karas

So a perfectly acceptable part of the English language cannot be used?

If you want to call a colon part of the English language, yes (I would
consider it a punctuation mark, used in many languages).

There are several punctuation marks, or "perfectly acceptable part
of the English language" that can not be used in file names. They are
* . " / \ [ ] : ; | = ,

The reason that they can not be used is that have other reserved
specialized uses.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

If you want to call a colon part of the English language, yes (I would
consider it a punctuation mark, used in many languages).

There are several punctuation marks, or "perfectly acceptable part
of the English language" that can not be used in file names. They are
* . " / \ [ ] : ; | = ,

The reason that they can not be used is that have other reserved
specialized uses.
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At last...an answer that makes sense.

This is basically the Liberal Arts versus Engineering. In this case,
enginering won.

Well, I'm glad my answer made sense to you, but I don't see it as a
conflict, or as anything having "won."

So a perfectly acceptable part of the English language cannot be used?

If you want to call a colon part of the English language, yes (I would
consider it a punctuation mark, used in many languages).

There are several punctuation marks, or "perfectly acceptable part
of the English language" that can not be used in file names. They are
* . " / \ [ ] : ; | = ,

The reason that they can not be used is that have other reserved
specialized uses.

On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 01:21:29 -0500, "Barry Karas"

7/Jan/2008 1:15

How would I make the My Documents folder accept a colon )?


For what? In a file name?

You can not.