File Name Considerations

If the source file name specified using one of the file attachment contains any of the following characters, the invoking function will be stopped and an error (%Attachment_Failed) is returned. The actual error message can be found in the logs.

• * (asterisk)

• : (colon)

• " (quotation mark)

• < (less than symbol)

• > (greater than symbol)

• ? (question mark)

• / (forward slash)

• \ (backslash)

• | (vertical bar or pipe)

File names that contain Unicode characters are not supported on a non-Unicode database. In this case, the file attachment fails and an error (%Attachment_Rejected) is returned.

When the file is uploaded to or downloaded from a storage location, the following characters are replaced with an underscore:

• (space)

• @ (at sign)

• ; (semicolon)

• + (plus sign)

• % (percent sign)

• & (ampersand)

• ' (apostrophe)

• ! (exclamation point)

• # (pound sign)

• $ (dollar sign)

Note:

In general, you should exercise caution when using an @ or : character in the name of a file selected for uploading. In FTP URLs, the : character must to be used as a delimiter between the FTP user ID and the FTP password or just before the FTP port number (if one is specified). In addition, in FTP URLs, the @ character must be used as a delimiter between the FTP password and the FTP server address.