Hi Dick,
If you find a really robust solution, we could incorporate it into the WeBWorK distribution. However since I don't think this is too much of a problem (it's easy to avoid periods in file names), we should be very cautious that we don't create other problems (e.g. in the installation process) with a "solution".
Arnie
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coping with restrictions on names
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