Issue 127719 - Save Error if Filename Contains Hash Character (#)When Using OpenOffice Dialogues
Summary: Save Error if Filename Contains Hash Character (#)When Using OpenOffice Dialo...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: General
Classification: Code
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: 3.3.0 or older (OOo)
Hardware: All Windows 7
: P5 (lowest) Normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Reported: 2018-03-01 15:41 UTC by Pedro
Modified: 2022-06-20 20:01 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
Latest Confirmation in: 4.1.12
Developer Difficulty: ---


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Error message when using the hash character in a file name (15.53 KB, image/png)
2018-03-01 15:41 UTC, Pedro
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Description Pedro 2018-03-01 15:41:21 UTC
Created attachment 86357 [details]
Error message when using the hash character in a file name

It is not possible to use the character # in a file name under Windows 7.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Create a file
2) Type something
3) Save with name Bug#1 (or any other words as long as there is a Hash in the name)

Observed: an error message pops up (see attached image)

Expected: file saves with selected name
Comment 1 Matthias Seidel 2018-03-01 16:05:39 UTC
Not reproducible for me with AOO 4.1.5 on Windows 7 Home (32bit).

(Why is this issue opened for OOo 3.3.0 or older?)
Comment 2 Pedro 2018-03-01 16:18:04 UTC
(In reply to Matthias Seidel from comment #1)
> Not reproducible for me with AOO 4.1.5 on Windows 7 Home (32bit).

Ah, yes. I'm running Windows 7 Pro x64 (but there is no architecture option for Windows in Hardware). 

It does work correctly under Windows XP Pro x86

> (Why is this issue opened for OOo 3.3.0 or older?)

Because I tested with previous versions of AOO and OOo 3.3.0 and the problem also occurs (so it is not a regression)
Comment 3 Matthias Seidel 2018-03-01 16:47:05 UTC
I now installed AOO 4.1.5 (de) on Windows 7 Pro (64bit) and still can not reproduce it.
I even installed the Portuguese Language Pack. ;-)

However, that sounds more like a restriction of the file system. Do you try to save locally (NTFS) or on Stick/NAS?
Comment 4 Pedro 2018-03-01 17:12:35 UTC
(In reply to Matthias Seidel from comment #3)
> I now installed AOO 4.1.5 (de) on Windows 7 Pro (64bit) and still can not
> reproduce it.
> I even installed the Portuguese Language Pack. ;-)

I'm using the PT Installer +  en_US Language Pack (I prefer the menus in English)

> However, that sounds more like a restriction of the file system. Do you try
> to save locally (NTFS) or on Stick/NAS?

I can't save on any folder. Not even on the My Documents. The problem is the Hash character. I can save on any folder if the name doesn't contain the hash.

I found this out because I rename the files attached to a Bug number with Bug#999 (where 999 is the exact number of the bug on the tracker)

I can load previous files which contain # in the name (they were created in LO which doesn't have this bug at least since version 4.0)
Comment 5 Pedro 2018-03-01 17:41:32 UTC
(In reply to Matthias Seidel from comment #3)
> I now installed AOO 4.1.5 (de) on Windows 7 Pro (64bit) and still can not
> reproduce it.

Ok. I think I found it.
The problem only occurs when using the OpenOffice dialogs (under Tools, Option, OpenOffice, General, Open/Save dialogs "Use OpenOffice dialogs"

If that option is not checked using the Windows Save dialog does allow to name the file anything.

I just tested with LO 5.3.7 and what they do is instead of the error message, the file is saved with whatever is before the # character (e.g. Bug#1 is saved as "Bug" without any extension). So the bug is not fixed in LO, it is just a different mistake.

Why can't the # character be used in the OpenOffice dialog? Testing with the character : (which I know is not allowed) provides a different error message (but not clearer)

Using the Windows dialog when testing with : I do get a logical message "The file name is not valid"
Comment 6 Matthias Seidel 2018-03-01 17:54:06 UTC
Installed AOO 4.1.5 (pt) and Language Pack (en-US) on Windows 7 Pro (64bit):
I still can't reproduce it...

OK, I see you used the OpenOffice dialog. I now can confirm the behavior!

Just a guess:
The "filepicker" code is really old, maybe it was a restriction in Windows 98 an was never removed?
Comment 7 Pedro 2018-03-01 18:40:38 UTC
> OK, I see you used the OpenOffice dialog. I now can confirm the behavior!

The can you change the Status to Confirmed? I can do that myself but I think it's a bad principle (in fact I think the bugs should be flagged as UNCONFIRMED by default)

> The "filepicker" code is really old, maybe it was a restriction in Windows
> 98 an was never removed?

Maybe a developer can answer that (and hopefully fix it :) )

The reason I use the "old" dialog is because it allows me to save passwords to remote folders ;)
Comment 8 Matthias Seidel 2018-03-01 18:44:21 UTC
Issue is confirmed when using the OpenOffice dialog to save files.
Comment 9 Czesław Wolański 2022-06-18 12:09:44 UTC
Confirmed on Windows 7 & 11 with version 4.1.12
Comment 10 Keith N. McKenna 2022-06-20 20:01:24 UTC
Changed title to more closely reflect actual bug.