2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/OSSupport/File.cpp b/src/OSSupport/File.cpp
index 8957dfaef..1ee9feafe 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/File.cpp
+++ b/src/OSSupport/File.cpp
@@ -453,6 +453,29 @@ AString cFile::ReadWholeFile(const AString & a_FileName)
 
 
 
+AString cFile::ReplaceFileNameInvalidChars(const AString & a_FileName, char a_Replacement)
+{
+	AString res(a_FileName);
+	for (auto & ch: res)
+	{
+		switch (ch)
+		{
+			case ':':
+			case '\\':
+			case '/':
+			{
+				ch = a_Replacement;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 int cFile::Printf(const char * a_Fmt, ...)
 {
 	AString buf;
diff --git a/src/OSSupport/File.h b/src/OSSupport/File.h
index dfb38e839..b39f71e28 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/File.h
+++ b/src/OSSupport/File.h
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ public:
 	
 	/** Returns the entire contents of the specified file as a string. Returns empty string on error. */
 	static AString ReadWholeFile(const AString & a_FileName);
+
+	/** Replaces characters that cannot be in a file name with the specified char. */
+	static AString ReplaceFileNameInvalidChars(const AString & a_FileName, char a_Replacement = '_');
 	
 	// tolua_end