When you create a new object using the administrative console or a wsadmin command, you often must specify a string for a name attribute.
Most characters are allowed in the name string. However, the name string cannot contain the following characters. The name string also cannot contain leading and trailing spaces.
| / | forward slash | 
| \ | backslash | 
| * | asterisk | 
| , | comma | 
| : | colon | 
| ; | semi-colon | 
| = | equal sign | 
| + | plus sign | 
| ? | question mark | 
| | | vertical bar | 
| < | left angle bracket | 
| > | right angle bracket | 
| & | ampersand (and sign) | 
| % | percent sign | 
| ' | single quote mark | 
| " | double quote mark | 
| ]]> | No specific name exists for this character combination. | 
| . | period (not valid if first character; valid if a later character) | 
| # | Hash mark | 
| $ | Dollar sign |