Bug 501978

Summary:	No Database created at startup
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	maehnss.juergen
Component:	Database-Sqlite	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	8.7.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	8.7.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description maehnss.juergen 2025-03-25 14:00:50 UTC

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SUMMARY
When I start Digikam for the first Time it asks me to specify a folder for the database. But after finishing the setup dialog no database files are generated there and Digikam doesn't start . Is it perhaps the path contains an unallowed character f:\$f\....? I tried again with a new folder in a path not containing the folder $f and it works.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. see above
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OBSERVED RESULT
no database created

EXPECTED RESULT
database shold be as well created in a folder on a path containing a $

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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macOS: 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2025-03-25 14:48:23 UTC

The "&" character is one of the invalid characters in Windows file names.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/why-is-an-invalid-file-name-character/478cf599-92e1-4466-82e6-86502d9c5931

Maik

Comment 2 maehnss.juergen 2025-03-25 20:19:47 UTC

The character is a Dollar ($) but may be this is as well not allowed within Digikam.