1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/util/mmap_win.cpp b/util/mmap_win.cpp
index 942011bf7e6..7bafaf81f39 100644
--- a/util/mmap_win.cpp
+++ b/util/mmap_win.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,19 @@ namespace mongo {
 
     unsigned mapped = 0;
 
-    void* MemoryMappedFile::map(const char *filename, int length) {
+    void* MemoryMappedFile::map(const char *_filename, int length) {
+        /* big hack here: Babble uses db names with colons.  doesn't seem to work on windows.  temporary perhaps. */
+        char filename[256];
+        strncpy(filename, _filename, 255);
+        filename[255] = 0;
+        { 
+            char *p = filename;
+            while( *p ) { 
+                if( *p == ':' ) *p = '_';
+                p++;
+            }
+        }
+
         updateLength( filename, length );
         std::wstring filenamew = toWideString(filename);