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    Nov 28, 2006, 08:34 AM
    Characters in file names for web use
    I understand the space no-no. I'm replacing all spaces in file names with the underscore.
    I know the problem with caps too..

    How about dashes? Are dashes OK?

    Are there any other standard US keyboard stuff that I should look for to replace with something else?

    Thanks!
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    Nov 28, 2006, 10:05 AM
    I found some commas in my file and folder names, so I'm nixing those too...
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