A colon is an illegal character for Windows filenames, but it appears it is used as a pathname separator in "classic Mac OS". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filename#Reserved_characters_and_words)
 
It should be possible to intercept the http post and correct the submitted filename before accepting the file with a CFFILE action=""...
 
/m
 
 
: Message E:\fileuploads\2010-04\parkground:officedepot:chaipeking:cab in
:  NOLA.pdf (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)

:  
: On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Chris Amaro <[email protected]>
:  wrote:
:  
:  
:  
: Jeff,
:   
: I maintain a CF8/CF9 app infrastructure that serves a mixed windows/mac/ubuntu
:  environment and have not come across this situation.  
:   
: What specific error is being thrown?
:   
: Chris
:   
:   
:  
: From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Howard
:  Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 1:43 PM
: To: [email protected]
: Subject: [ACFUG Discuss] MAC formatted file name questions
:  
:  
:  
:   
:  
: Hey everyone,
:  
:   
:  
: I have an application which allows users to upload supporting files for check
:  requests.  I have a user that is on a MAC uploading a file that looks like
:  this, E:\fileuploads\2010-04\parkground:officedepot:chaipeking:cab in
:  NOLA.pdf.  This is causing the system to throw an error and not upload the
:  file.  I havent really worked on a MAC and was not really familiar with any
:  issues related to this.
:  
:   
:  
: Does anyone have any tips in dealing with MAC files?  Any UDFs to aid in
:  dealing with them?
:  
:   
:  
: Thanks,
: Jeff
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----------------------- Original Message -----------------------
  
From: Jeff Howard <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:15:50 -0400
Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] MAC formatted file name questions
  
Message E:\fileuploads\2010-04\parkground:officedepot:chaipeking:cab in NOLA.pdf (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)


On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Chris Amaro <[email protected]> wrote:

Jeff,

 

I maintain a CF8/CF9 app infrastructure that serves a mixed windows/mac/ubuntu environment and have not come across this situation.

 

What specific error is being thrown?

 

Chris

 

 

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Howard
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 1:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ACFUG Discuss] MAC formatted file name questions

 

Hey everyone,

 

I have an application which allows users to upload supporting files for check requests.  I have a user that is on a MAC uploading a file that looks like this, E:\fileuploads\2010-04\parkground:officedepot:chaipeking:cab in NOLA.pdf.  This is causing the system to throw an error and not upload the file.  I haven't really worked on a MAC and was not really familiar with any issues related to this.

 

Does anyone have any tips in dealing with MAC files?  Any UDFs to aid in dealing with them?

 

Thanks,
Jeff


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