Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folders

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Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folders

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There are problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folders.

To reproduce:

Case #1

Steps:

1. Select some files
2. Press Alt+M - Move To...
3. In the Destination Edit Box write A "Quotes" Folder (any name which will have double quotes will do)
4. Press Enter/Ok

Expected:

All selected files to be moved in A "Quotes" Folder

Actual:

The folder isn't created, a series of XnView errors appear and the files remain in place

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Case #2

Steps:

1. Select a folder
2. Try to rename it to A "Quotes" Folder

Expected:

The folder should be renamed

Actual:

Nothing happens. The old name remains in place.
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Re: Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folde

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Windows doens't allow to use " in a filename
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Re: Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folde

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xnview wrote:Windows doens't allow to use " in a filename
Pfff... Right. A message perhaps? (Perhaps even the text from Windows Explorer?) - something like "Cannot create folder. Check the folder name and/or rights"
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Re: Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folde

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Problem still occurs in v0.84: When using double quotes (or other invalid characters like "\") in a filename XnView just does nothing.

Expected behaviour: XnView should display a warning or something informing the user about invalid characters.
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helmut wrote:Problem still occurs in v0.84: When using double quotes (or other invalid characters like "\") in a filename XnView just does nothing.

Expected behaviour: XnView should display a warning or something informing the user about invalid characters.
'\', ':' & '"' must not be accepted in filename field
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Re: Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folde

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This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 0.85 beta 1. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.
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Well... ...somewhat. The message is quite cryptic ("Cannot open destination file. Please check permissions") which is repeated "n" times if someone presses Skip - where "n" is the number of files to copy/move. Ok, we have Skip All. Perhaps we can live with this.
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Re: Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folde

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m.Th. wrote:Well... ...somewhat. The message is quite cryptic ("Cannot open destination file. Please check permissions") which is repeated "n" times if someone presses Skip - where "n" is the number of files to copy/move. Ok, we have Skip All. Perhaps we can live with this.
@Pierre: Could this be improved a bit more? Or leave it the way it is?
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Re: Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folde

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This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 0.85 beta 2. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.
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Re: Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folde

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Works fine for me in 0.85 beta 2: Double quotes (") can no longer be entered in the field "Destination".

m.Th.: Also o.k. for you?
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Re: Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folde

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Fixed in 0.85b2
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Re: Problems with double quotes (") in the name of the folde

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m.Th. wrote:Fixed in 0.85b2
Good. Thank you for checking and reporting back, m.Th..
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