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Application Definition Naming Restrictions

ScanTools Plus Link SDK Data Services will not work correctly if it uses or parses names that are also used in certain ScanTools Plus Application Definition settings. Use of certain special characters may also create risks.

Following is a list of restricted names and special characters so that you may avoid them. The information is also presented, where possible, in applicable help topics.

ScanTools Dialog	Setting	Restriction
Application Definition Module > New Document dialog	Title	Do not use any of the following as a document title: Clips Edit Failures Master Simple View of Master Simple View of x (where x is an existing document title) Do not use only numbers as the document title; at least one alphabetic character must be used.
Application Definition Module > New Document dialog	Title	Do not use any of the following characters in a document title: " ' [ ] ( )
Application Definition Module > Output Field Entry dialog	Name	Do not use any of the following as a field name: Archive Indices Application Number Serial Number Batch Number Date Scanned Document Number Edit Status Altered Since Scanned Grid Error Flag Mark Threshold Mark Discrimination Scanning Release Level Output Stacker Worst Mark Intensity Total Invalid Responses Run Number Key Record Flag Record Scored Flag Sheet Compile Edit Flags Record Marked Deleted Flag Record Converted Flag IFD Offset Count Of Clips Length Offset
Application Definition Module > Output Field Entry dialog	Name	Do not use any of the following characters in a field name: " ' [ ] ( )

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ScanTools is a suite of products; the specific information you want may appear in the help for a different module. If you don't find what you're looking for here, try one of the following:

ScanTools Plus Scanning Module WebHelp

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ScanTools Plus Application Designer Module WebHelp

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ScanTools Plus Download Utility WebHelp
ScanTools Plus User Exits WebHelp
ScanTools Plus Legacy Reference Information WebHelp

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ScanTools Plus Link SDK WebHelp
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