1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/ExtensionMethods/StringExtensions.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/ExtensionMethods/StringExtensions.cs
index ef17f0279..97c8773d6 100644
--- a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/ExtensionMethods/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/ExtensionMethods/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -224,6 +224,28 @@ public static class StringExtensions
         );
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Removes any invalid file name characters from the string.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="str">The string.</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static string ToValidFileName(this string str)
+    {
+        char[] _invalidChars = System.IO.Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars();
+
+        String validFileName = str;
+
+        if (validFileName != null)
+        {
+            foreach (var c in _invalidChars)
+            {
+                validFileName = validFileName.Replace(c.ToString(), "");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return validFileName;
+    }
+
     public static String ToStringOrEmpty(this String str)
     {
         return str != null ? str : String.Empty;