note 45165 added to function.file-exists

How do you test if a file exists if it has a "#" sign in it? Unfortunately I've got no control over what characters go into the name of a file and need to test if it exists. file_exists($filename) fails if the filename contains a "#" sign. Any ideas how to test the existence of the file and then be able to read it? I've tried wrapping the base filename in quotes but that doesn't seem to work either. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+45165 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+45165&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+45165&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php