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<span class="note">Using special characters can cause some things in the VALT solution to not function as intended. Read below to learn more.</span>
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<div class="floating_card">Some characters are reserved in HTML. Read below to learn more about how special characters interact in VALT.</div>
  
==File Names==
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{{Section | title = <h1>File Names</h1> | content =  
When naming a file, be sure to avoid these characters. Most special characters will be ignored when downloading a file.  
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When naming a file, be sure to avoid these characters, as they are reserved characters and will not display properly.
  
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<code>" & < ></code> will convert to <code>&amp;quot; &amp;amp; &amp;lt; &amp;gt;</code>
Using a comma in your file name will cause issues when downloading a file.  
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Using a quote in the file name will add <b>/&quot;</b> to your filename.
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*<i>NOTE: Most special characters will be skipped in the file name when downloading a file.</i>
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**<i>ie: <b>H!e@l#l$o</b> will become <b>Hello</b></i>
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Using ampersand will add <b><pre>&amp;</pre></b> to your filename.
 
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Using < will add &lt; to your filename.
 
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Using > will add &gt; to your filename.
 
  
 
==Passwords==
 
==Passwords==
When syncing a bind user with LDAP some characters can cause issues when connecting.
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{{Section | title = <h1>Passwords</h1> | content =
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{{Aside | content = When syncing a bind user from LDAP with VALT, some characters can cause issues when connecting.}}
  
<pre># $ % ^ & * ( )</pre>
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<pre># $ % ^ & * ( ) ! < > ? / \ | [ ] { } + = ; : ' @ </pre>
<pre>&quot;</pre>
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 20 July 2023

Some characters are reserved in HTML. Read below to learn more about how special characters interact in VALT.

File Names

When naming a file, be sure to avoid these characters, as they are reserved characters and will not display properly.

" & < > will convert to &quot; &amp; &lt; &gt;


  • NOTE: Most special characters will be skipped in the file name when downloading a file.
    • ie: H!e@l#l$o will become Hello

Passwords

Passwords

When syncing a bind user from LDAP with VALT, some characters can cause issues when connecting.

# $ % ^ & * ( ) ! < > ? / \ | [ ] { } + = ; : ' @