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+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="FileHelper.cs" company="HandBrake Project (http://handbrake.fr)">
+//   This file is part of the HandBrake source code - It may be used under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
+// </copyright>
+// <summary>
+//   Helper methods for dealing with files.
+// </summary>
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace HandBrakeWPF.Helpers
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.IO;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Helper methods for dealing with files.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class FileHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The file path has invalid chars.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">
+        /// The path.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The <see cref="bool"/>.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static bool FilePathHasInvalidChars(string path)
+        {
+            bool result = false;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    string file = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path);
+                    string directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
+
+                    // TODO this may not be necessary.
+                    if ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(directory) && directory.Replace("\"", string.Empty).IndexOfAny(Path.GetInvalidPathChars()) != -1) ||
+                        file.Replace("\"", string.Empty).IndexOfAny(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()) != -1)
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+
+                }
+                catch (ArgumentException)
+                {
+                    result = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}