# Bad filename chars in 'Name of new export configuration'

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-filename-chars-in-name-of-new-export-configuration/5538
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [October 3, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-filename-chars-in-name-of-new-export-configuration/5538 "2007-10-03T23:15:00Z")
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### Author: ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-filename-chars-in-name-of-new-export-configuration/5538/1 "2007-10-03T23:15:00Z")

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'Name of new export configuration:' accepts filename-illegal chars but then barfs e.g.

File "C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Application Data\Mp3tag\export' test' .mte"  
cannot be created.

I suggest it would be better for it to work like Action groups | New i.e. strip any illegal chars. Or even better, refuse them at input.

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-filename-chars-in-name-of-new-export-configuration/5538/2 "2007-10-06T17:54:43Z")

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[Done](http://developer.mp3tag.de).

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### Author: ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-filename-chars-in-name-of-new-export-configuration/5538/3 "2007-10-09T00:26:09Z")

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> > strips any illegal chars  
> > Done

Confirmed.. but if the result equals an existing filename, the dialog box refuses to close, with no explanation. I suggest a dialog like Action Groups' : "An entry with this name already exists. Please use another name."

By the way, when the same happens on Actions Groups | New, mp3tag doesn't notice, and the list gets two entries with the same name... referring to the same file!

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-filename-chars-in-name-of-new-export-configuration/5538/4 "2022-04-04T20:38:55Z")

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