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Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro

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In message <2a0c4d165c.Alan@alan.adamshome.org.uk>
          Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Using MPro 9.01. I received an email with a couple of attachments. When I 
> attempted to save one of them, I got the following error messages:
> 
> Reporter 2.73a (09 Mar 2021)    List              Thu 1st May 2025  18:54
> 
> 18:20:03.69 ** WimpError ** from Messenger
>  Error  : &00000000
>  Message:
> :SSD.$.Data.BB.Charity.2025.Print annual return | Charity Commi 
> ssion/pdf - File name 
> 'SCSI::SSD.$.Data.BB.Charity.2025.Print annual return | Charity Commission/pdf' 
> not recognised 18:20:14.88 ** WimpError ** from Messenger
>  Error  : &00000000
>  Message: :RamDisc0.$.Print annual return | Charity Commission/pdf -
> File  name
> 'RAM::RamDisc0.$.Print annual return | Charity Commission/pdf' not 
> recognised
> 
> Reporter 2.73a (09 Mar 2021)    Listed 5793 lines
> 
> I could not find a way to rename the offending attachment before saving, 
> and the save doesn't allow renaming. I had to forward the document to 
> myself, and pick it up on a PC in order to save it with a legal name.
> 
> Is there a way to handle this better please?

It looks to be that the filename contains spaces.  In�principle, they
could be changed to non-breaking spaces (&A0 instead of &20).  I
believe that this technique is used elsewhere in RISC OS.

David

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