Naming Syntax, Conventions and Limitations

Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere has the following naming syntax, conventions and limitations:

• User names can be up to 64 characters long.
• Label names can be up to 255 characters long.
• Project names can be up to 256 characters long.
• File names can be up to 256 characters long.
• Group names can be up to 64 characters long.
• Repository names can be up to 128 characters long.
• Project paths can be up to 384 characters long.
• File paths can be up to 384 characters long.
• Comments can be up to 1600 characters long.
• Passwords can be up to 32 characters long.

Almost all characters can be used for names except the following invalid characters:

• Dollar sign ($)
• Percent sign (%)
• Forward (/) and backward slash (\)
• Colon (:) and semicolon (;)
• Asterisk (*)
• Question mark (?)
• Double Quotation mark ( ")
• Angle brackets (< >)
• Pipe (vertical bar) (|)

File names and project names in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere can contain dot (.) but there are limitations as follows:

• Project names can be combination of dots with any other character. For example, ".build", "build.." are all valid
• File names can not be dots only.
• Project names can be less than two dots. For example,".." is valid while "..." is invalid.