Cannot Save Weekly Box Office Report with
Sensible Cinema Box Office Pro and
Sensible Cinema Box Office Lite

SYMPTOM:

Cannot generate report. Editor window flashes then goes away or shows "Bad File Name"

CAUSE:

Illegal characters exist in the first four letters of the feature title used in creating a filename. A report filename is automatically created in the format: nnnnMMDD. Translation, first four characters of the title, month, then day the week started. For example: Star Wars for November 7 start date would be STAR1107.TXT.


SOLUTIONS:

Always use letters or numbers in the feature title and avoid other characters such as * or " which are be illegal in creating the 8.3 DOS filename. To change the title of the feature to eliminate illegal characters, go to the Features menu then Configure Features, and select the affected feature. Then use the (E)dit option and select "Edit Feature Title." Re-enter the title without the illegal characters or blank spaces. For instance, never enter a title like this: ***STAR WARS***. Simply enter the title as STAR WARS.