Saved Search Uses @ as Replacement for * in Filename

 Last reviewed: August 7, 1996
Article ID: Q119312
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

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.

KBCategory: kbtool kbprb kbui
KBSubcategory: svrwksta ntui prodnt wpp95 win95 winshell
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: August 7, 1996
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