topic Re: Illegal Characters in Path in Alteryx Server Discussions

Illegal Characters in Path

adam_rafael_18 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:47:23 GMT

I am trying to upload a workflow to the gallery but the workflow says there are "illegal characters in the path - do we know which path this could be referring to? The workflow works when running from Designer

Re: Illegal Characters in Path

fmvizcaino — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:16:44 GMT

Hey @adam_rafael_18 ,

One possible reason could be your Excel outputs. Check if you have 3 pipes (|) before the sheet name.

Best,

Fernando Vizcaino

Re: Illegal Characters in Path

Peachyco — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:13:41 GMT

Also, make sure that all file/external dependencies are set to use Absolute/UNC Paths.

For example: Your workflow might be referencing a file from "D:\Some Folder Location\" on your machine, but the drive "D:\" isn't mapped on the Gallery server machine like it is on your machine.

Re: Illegal Characters in Path

ppetgra — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:22:00 GMT

This one work for me! I had 4 pipes listed in the output excel file. Thank you so much!

Re: Illegal Characters in Path

Rlopez21 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:10:07 GMT

That was my issue, thank you so much!! You saved a ton of trial and error to figure this out!

Re: Illegal Characters in Path

Lizbhernan — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:13:02 GMT

I am having a similar issue currently, do the ||| also pertain to csv files?

Re: Illegal Characters in Path

alexnajm — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:07:22 GMT

@Lizbhernan CSV files don’t have the pipes since CSVs don’t have more than one tab

Re: Illegal Characters in Path

Lizbhernan — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:22:55 GMT

@alexnajm I figured, just trying to cover all my bases since I keep getting an error :(

Re: Illegal Characters in Path

Lizbhernan — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:09:00 GMT

@alexnajm I am trying to figure this issue as it's happening to my workflow, I recently posted and was hoping you can take a look at it if you have a chance 😅

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Desktop-Discussions/Illegal-Characters-in-Path-Error-When-Saving-Workflow-to-Server/m-p/1433076#M354104