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Created March 18, 2014 06:50
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Javascript filename sanitization
// Sanitize a filename. Try 'df.34.%)sdfE$t5.HF.mp4'
var extension = fileName.split('.').slice(0).pop(),
sanitized = filename.replace(extension, '').replace(/\W+/g, '') + "." + extension;
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gate3 commented Dec 28, 2017

You should change filename to fileName though on the second line

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