[Bug Report] Playlist make with illegal characters on Windows 10
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Description
Bug Description
Executing playlist make command with one of these characters in playlistname: \ / : * ? " < > | displays nothing
and throws an exception in the console.

Steps to Reproduce
- !playlist make "i
Expected Result
Bot displays a warning message that a playlist cannot be created or creates the playlist.
Debug Output
System Properties:
java.version = 17.0.4.1
java.vm.name = OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
java.vm.specification.version = 17
java.runtime.name = OpenJDK Runtime Environment
java.runtime.version = 17.0.4.1+1
java.specification.version = 17
os.arch = amd64
os.name = Windows 10
JMusicBot Information:
Version = 0.3.8
Owner = 689431450508066911
Prefix = !
AltPrefix = null
MaxSeconds = 0
NPImages = false
SongInStatus = false
StayInChannel = false
UseEval = false
UpdateAlerts = true
Dependency Information:
JDA Version = 4.4.0_352
JDA-Utilities Version = 3.0.5
Lavaplayer Version = 1.3.78
Runtime Information:
Total Memory = 37
Used Memory = 14
Discord Information:
ID = 1029868760045207602
Guilds = 2
Users = 4
Additional Info
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Checklist
- I have looked for information about this within the documentation
- I have searched for similar issues on the issues page
- I am running the latest version of the bot:
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the playlist make command with an illegal character on Windows 10, then trace the command handling and exception output. Done means the bot either creates a valid playlist or displays a warning instead of throwing an unhandled exception.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100