On 12 авг, 18:49, drodrig <drod...@magicbrain.com> wrote: > A python script I use to backup files on a Windows 2003 server > occasionally fails to retrieve the size of a file with a question mark > in the name. The exception I get is "OSError #123 The filename, > directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect". I realize that > technically a question mark in the name of a file on Windows is > illegal, but nevertheless these files exist on the file system. It > seems that they are created by Office 2007 Word, for the most part.
If "?" is a placeholder for an unprintable character you can try view real file name in IDLE: import glob print glob.glob(u'e:/full/path/to/file?') In path to file you must instead question use wild "?". Will be printed all like files. ----------------------------- Under Windows I too have similar problem: windows sometimes (from any programs - e.g. Firefox) save files with wrong names, but later do not manipulate with it. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
