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Importing Files into SharePoint (and SharePoint URL Restrictions)
by Andy on August 20th, 2008
Restrictions on uploading content from the file system and into MOSS/WSS 3.0, specifically in terms of special characters and URL length, are a regular pain factor for many admins. The following links makes excellent reading in order to gain a better understanding of ‘why’ and ‘what’ you can do about it.
I particularly recommend the ‘Importing files into a SharePoint document library using regular expressions and WebDAV‘ blog post as this contains C# source code for manipulating and exporting content from the file system into SharePoint.
Importing files into a SharePoint document library using regular expressions and WebDAV - by Tim Jones (http://www.simplyaprogrammer.com)
http://simplyaprogrammer.com/2008/05/importing-files-into-sharepoint.html
You receive a “The specified file or folder name is too long” error message…. - Microsoft KB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894630
Information about the characters that you cannot use in sites, folders, and files in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 or in SharePoint Server 2007 - Microsoft KB
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;905231
File Name, Length, Size and Invalid Character Restrictions and Recommendations - by Joel Oleson (http://www.sharepointjoel.com/)
http://blogs.msdn.com/joelo/archive/2007/06/27/file-name-length-size-and-invalid-character-restrictions-and-recommendations.aspx
Windows File Share Migration to SharePoint Guide - by Roberto Ortega, ributary (http://www.tributarysoft.com), LLC
http://tributarysoft.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/windows-file-share-migration-to-sharepoint-nyc/
