Can you specify filename conforming pattern?

[johannesdedoper]

Hello Italy!

Hope your well! Just noticed that sometimes files are not added to the queue. Seems to be a filename issue. Can you please give me the conforming_pattern? eg. conformingpattern='^[A-Za-z0-9-.]+$' so I can make a small script checking this? This way I can change the filenames that are not accepted.

Thanks in advance! Cheers, J.

[jeanslack]

Hello!

I'm fine thanks, I hope the same for you!

Yes, files are not added when they have the following incompatibilities:

• illegal characters like: ^ ` ~ " # % & * : < > ? / \\ { | }
• File without extension.
• Files already imported in the File List.
• Directory import.
• File contains non-UTF-8 encoded characters ('utf-8' codec can't decode byte...). To solve this problem there is a workaround here #297 related to issue #294

In all these cases a window would be shown with the list of rejected files and the related error status. Can you confirm this please?

[johannesdedoper]

Thnx for your reply.

In all these cases a window would be shown with the list of rejected files and the related error status. Can you confirm this please?

Yes, you are correct! Sorry, I did see the popup but did not scroll to the right to look at the complete notification. It does say illegal characters are: ^ ` ~ " # % & * : < > ? / \ { | } Anyway, I now know what will work and what will not. BTW, the manage queue files feature sounds a very nice addition.

Cheers, J.

[Oakchris1955]

• illegal characters like: ^ ` ~ " # % & * : < > ? / \\ { | }

What is the purpose of filtering illegal file characters? Isn't that supposed to be the job of the filesystem? I see that these are the characters that are forbidden in FAT filesystems, but on the other hand, most of them are allowed on other filesystems, like ext4.