SharePoint Invalid Characters

Volgens KB-artikel 905231, heeft SharePoint zeer specifieke tekens gereserveerd die ongeldig zijn voor gebruik in site namen, subsitenamen, groepsnamen , foldernamen en documentnamen. Dit wordt vaak over het hoofd gezien door de SharePoint-gebruikers. Ik vermoed dat veel eindgebruikers zich niet eens bewust van deze informatie. Hoe kunnen gebruikers hiervan bewust zijn wanneer SharePoint gebruikers toestaan om inhoud aan te maken die deze ongeldige tekens bevatten?

Hieronder het originele post op Mossasaurus 


Please ensure that you and your fellow SharePoint users are aware of the following invalid characters:

  • Site Names
    • Do not use the following: | # { } % & ” ~ + \ / : * ? ”
    • Do not start a site name, subsite name, or a site group name with an underscore (_) or with the period character.
    • I recommend that you do not use an underscore or a period.  While it is possible, there are some caveats, such as:
      • You cannot use the period character consecutively in the middle of a site name
      • You cannot use the period character at the end of a site name
  • Folder Names and File Names
    • Do not use: ” # % & * : ? \ / { | } ~
    • File names cannot be longer than 128 characters
    • Do not use the period character consecutively in the middle of a file name.  For example, “file..name.docx” is invalid.
    • You cannot use the period character at the end of a file name
    • You cannot start a file name with the period character
Following is pulled directly from KB 905231 for reference.

Site names, subsite names, or site group names

You cannot use the following characters anywhere in a site name, in a subsite name, or in a site or Active Directory group name:

 

tilde (~)
number sign (#)
percent (%)
ampersand (&)
asterisk (*)
braces ({ })
backslash (\)
colon (:)
angle brackets ()
question mark (?)
slash (/)
plus sign (+)
pipe (|)
quotation mark (“)
You cannot start a site name, subsite name, or a site group name with an underscore (_) character or with the period character.
You cannot use the period character consecutively in the middle of a site name, a subsite name, or a site group name.
You cannot use the period character at the end of a site name, a subsite name, or a site group name.

 

Folder names

You cannot use the following characters anywhere in a folder name or a server name:

 

tilde
number sign
percent
ampersand
asterisk
braces
backslash
colon
angle brackets
question mark
slash
pipe
quotation mark
You cannot use the period character consecutively in the middle of a folder name.
You cannot use the period character at the end of a folder name.
You cannot start a folder name with the period character.

 

File names

You cannot use the following characters anywhere in a file name:

 

tilde
number sign
percent
ampersand
asterisk
braces
backslash
colon
angle brackets
question mark
slash
pipe
quotation mark
You cannot use the period character consecutively in the middle of a file name.
You cannot use the period character at the end of a file name.

You cannot start a file name with the period character.

bron: http://www.thesug.org/mossasaurus/Wiki%20Pages/SharePoint%20Invalid%20Characters.aspx