filename invalid

I have a web page that has hyperlinks to files on the web server such as
this:

HTTP://localhost/myApp/file1.#vc

When the web page appears, the files are listed as expected. If I click on
one, I'd expect the Save or Open dialog. Instead I get Page Not Found. I
change the extension on the file it works fine:

HTTP://localhost/myApp/file1.vc


IIS apparently doesn't recognize a file if it has a # in the filename. Why
is this and can I get around it? And don't tell me just to rename my files
: ) Not that simple.

Thanks
Bill

"Bill Hicks" <me DeleteThis @host.com> wrote in message
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 > I have a web page that has hyperlinks to files on the web server such as
 > this:
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="HTTP://localhost/myApp/file1.#vc</font" target="_blank">HTTP://localhost/myApp/file1.#vc</font</a>>
 >
 > When the web page appears, the files are listed as expected. If I click
on
 > one, I'd expect the Save or Open dialog. Instead I get Page Not Found. I
 > change the extension on the file it works fine:
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="HTTP://localhost/myApp/file1.vc</font" target="_blank">HTTP://localhost/myApp/file1.vc</font</a>>
 >
 >
 > IIS apparently doesn't recognize a file if it has a # in the filename.
Why
 > is this and can I get around it? And don't tell me just to rename my
files
 > : ) Not that simple.

What version of IIS are you using?

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