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Remove Bad File Name Characters
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RemoveBadFileNameChars
static public string RemoveBadFileNameChars(this string strFileName)
{
char[] badPath = Path.GetInvalidPathChars();
char[] badFile = { '\\', '/', ':', '*', '?', '\"', '<', '>', '|', '' };
foreach (char c in badPath)
strFileName = strFileName.Replace(c, '_');
foreach (char c in badFile)
strFileName = strFileName.Replace(c, '_');
strFileName = strFileName.Replace("\0", "");
return strFileName;
}
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