Quick note regarding file naming

[Richard Ferrando]

I noticed when unzipping some of the new instruments that a few of the file names use characters that are forbidden in Windows (i.e. you can’t have a filename with a colon : in it.)

Just an FYI for those who are working in Mac or Linux environments to double-check your file names for cross-platform compatibility. 🙂

[Darren Prescott]

This is extremely important actually. Thanks for bringing it to the community’s attention.

Here is the complete list of Windows naming conventions:

https://gist.github.com/doctaphred/d01d05291546186941e1b7ddc02034d3

There are more conventions in the link above but here are the main invalid/reserved characters that should NOT be used in file or folder names:

< (less than)
> (greater than)
: (colon)
” (double quote)
/ (forward slash)
(backslash)
| (vertical bar or pipe)
? (question mark)
* (asterisk)

@christianhenson Any chance you could you add this somewhere to the instrument upload instructions?

Kind regards,
Darren

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