Illegal Character in Path

[SCOON]

Hi. I am getting an illegal character message when I try to launch a workflow I made. I am not able to open the workflow to begin trouble shooting and isses with file paths. See the error message attached. Has anyone else experienced this issue? So far I have tried on different machines and updated my software version with hopes of finding root cause. Thanks in advanced.

[apathetichell]

can you rename the workflow in file explorer (or equivalent) and then open?

[SCOON]

Thanks for the reply. I have tried that and get the same result.

[apathetichell]

fastest fix would be to open the file in notepad (assuming it opens) - select all. copy - open blank document in notepad. paste. save as (*.*) - text.yxmd. try opening that.

[danilang]

Hi @SCOON 

The error message be generated from any character in the entire file path, not just the file name.  To try and track this down, try these steps

1. copy the file to your local drive and try opening it from there.  If this works, the error is in the file path and not the file name.  If it doesn't, the try renaming the file.  There could be a hidden unicode character that is causing the hiccup.
2. If step one worked, try moving the file from its original location.   Go up one subdirectory at a time and try to open from the new location.  This will help you find the specific subdirectory with the invalid character 

Dan

[SCOON]

Unfortunately, same result.

[apathetichell]

follow @danilang 's suggestion

[SCOON]

Hi Danilang,

The file didnt open when copied to my desktop nor when I changed the file name to "test.yxmd"

[O674037]

Did you ever get anything to work? I am having issue now.

[SCOON · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately, I ended up rebuilding my flow...