Illegal characters in path while saving file

Question

Hi I m getting this error when I save a file in asp.net. I have put my application inside a folder containing space in the name.

Illegal characters in path. 
System.ArgumentException: Illegal characters in path. 
at System.IO.Path.CheckInvalidPathChars(String path) 
at System.IO.Path.GetFileName(String path) 
at MyApp.Localization.LocalizationHelper.GetDefaultFilePath(String filepath) in D:\!  sf02_jan09_I\MyApp.Localization\Helper\LocalizationHelper.cs:line 36 
at Localization_Language.Save(String filePath, List`1 lstResDef) in d:\!  sf02_jan09_I\MyApp\Modules\Language\LanguageManager.ascx.cs:line 810
at Localization_Language.imbUpdate_Click(Object sender, ImageClickEventArgs e) in d:\! sf02_jan09_I\MyApp\Modules\Language\LanguageManager.ascx.cs:line 743

When I remove the space from !sf02_jan09, it works..how do i handle saving file in this scenario?

maybe this help http://stackoverflow.com/questions/146134/how-to-remove-illegal-characters-from-path-and-filenames If the space is the problem include your file name inside "". Eg "c:\file name" — Aristos, Jan 09 '12 at 11:51

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 09 '12 at 12:03

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space is not an illegal character - I suspect your problem is something else:

MSDN: Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces

answered Jan 09 '12 at 12:03

Nick Butler

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thanks, i was looking for a list of reserved characters i could replace out. – Valamas May 28 '12 at 23:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '12 at 12:26

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....in D:!

It's the exclamation point!

answered Jan 09 '12 at 12:26

Steve Wellens

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 09 '12 at 12:09

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Meybe you should do some input validation on file names with illegal characters, instead of trying to change the name of the file?

answered Jan 09 '12 at 12:09

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Illegal characters in path while saving file

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