Microsoft KB Archive/76147

= Money: Invalid Characters in the Category Fields in Money =

Article ID: 76147

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Money 2004 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2001 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 99 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2000 Business & Personal Edition
 * Microsoft Money 98 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 98 Financial Suite Edition

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This article was previously published under Q76147



SUMMARY
If you use an invalid character in a Category or Subcategory name, you receive one of the following error messages.

Microsoft Money 99 and Later
Names cannot contain the following:

[ ] :

Please enter a name that does not include these characters.

Money 98 and Money 97
Names cannot contain the following:

\ [ ] * ? &quot;

Please enter a name that does not include these characters.



CAUSE
Certain characters cannot be used for Category or Subcategory names. The characters that cannot be used depends on which version of Money you are using.

Money 99 and Later
[ ] :

Money 98 and Money 97
\ [ ] * ? &quot;



WORKAROUND
You must acknowledge the message (click OK), and the invalid character will then be highlighted. Then, select a different character.

You can use other non-alphabetic characters such as the following:

/,^,#,@,~,,{,},<,>

Additional query words: money97 money98 money99 money2000 money2001 special symbols brackets braces colons planet money2002 money2003

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB76147

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