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C Valid and Invalid Characters in Interplay
The following table lists the valid and invalid characters (also known as special characters) for
Interplay.
Although the following characters are valid for users and user groups in Interplay, they are not
supported when naming projects, bins, and users on Avid editing systems:
: * ? < >
Do not use these characters in Interplay user names or group names.
For information on International Character Support (ICS), see the Interplay Help.
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When you name a Mac OS X computer, use single-byte ASCII characters without spaces.
Allowed Not Allowed
Avid asset names Characters: / \ |
File asset names and
Interplay database
folder names
All characters allowed
for files in Windows
Characters: * ? : / \ " < > |
Names ending with a dot
Names used as DOS devices (LPT1, com1, .., .,, for
example)
Property names
(metadata field
names)
Characters: / \ |
Video ID metadata
field
Spaces, or characters / \ : * ? " < > |
Users and user
groups
Characters: / \ |" '