Saved Search Uses @ as Replacement for * in Filename

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.

Additional query words:

Keywords : win95 winshell ntui prodnt svrwksta wpp95
Version : 95 4.00
Platform : WINDOWS
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