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Check Files or Folder Names for Special Characters
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Wolfgang_Z.
12-09-2020
03:14 AM
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- LabVIEW
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Description
Description-Separate-1Dependent on the OS, special characters can cause issues. E.g. Linux RT can't handle special characters or German umlauts (Startup Executable Does Not Launch on Real-Time (RT) Target).
Basically it is recommended to avoid special character in file or folder names.
It is a lot of work to check all files in a large project manually. This VI check files or folder names for special characters like Umlauts.
Description-Separate-2How to Use
How-Separate-1- Download the VI Check Files or Folder Names for Special Characters like Umlauts (LV 2020).vi.
- Run the VI.
- Select a Folder.
- Check out the results and rename the files if necessary.
Additional Information
Additional-Separate-1Software
- LabVIEW 2020 or higher
Related Links
Related-Separate-1Related-Separate-2Example code from the Example Code Exchange in the NI Community is licensed with the MIT license.
