Microsoft KB Archive/119312

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Saved Search Uses @ as Replacement for * in Filename

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Q119312

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

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If you click Files Or Folders on the Find menu, do a search using a wildcard (an asterisk [*] or a question mark [?]), and then save the search, Windows 95 replaces the wildcard in the filename of the Find File icon with an alternate character. The asterisk is replaced by an at symbol (@) and the question mark is replaced by an exclamation point (!).

The saved search functions correctly even though the filename is displayed incorrectly.

This substitution occurs because the asterisk and question mark wildcards are invalid characters for filenames.

Additional query words:

Keywords : win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400xsearch kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbWin95