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Agri-Valley
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Symbols

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When I create a symbol it doesn't save it in the symbols/database folder. The first symbol created has a file in this folder but all subsequent symbols aren't.

I have a drawing that I created all of the symbols in. I am going through selecting one symbol at a time and using the create symbol tool. After creating the 2nd symbol I can't find the file to place it in other drawings.
Agri-Valley
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Re: Symbols

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I discovered that the symbol name cannot contain certain characters. For example, I was using the name 3" control valve and the inch symbol (") was the issue. Although, the symbol would be loaded within the drawing the file was not being created.
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Re: Symbols

Post by phil »

Hi

Yes as you have found certain keyboard characters are not permitted in Windows filenames (<, >, :, ", /, \, |, ?, *) and so a symbol containing any of these cannot be saved to a file with the same name as the symbol.

Phil
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