CMD.EXE ...Syntaxe problem? or ME problem? or else?

[james123]

WIN XP:

I'm trying to RENAME folder/files wich have UNICODE FORMAT: ABC月

(First, of course, I try other things, because the ME rename command does not works in this case... it returns an errors telling some chars are not ok...)

 

Exemple:

Step1: create a folder as: ABC月

Step2: use an editor wich support UNICODE format ( like NOTEPAD2 ) and make a file : d:\temp.txt with 1 line only: ABC月

Then run 3 ME commands:

VAriable Set String %T1% from file: d:\temp.txt

VAriable Set String %T2% =ABC_NEW

VAriable Set String %T3% =ren d:\"%T1%" "%T2%"

Program Launch cmd.exe /c /u %T3%

=code: <TVAR2:01:04:d:\temp.txt><TVAR2:02:01:ABC_NEW><TVAR2:03:01:ren d:\"%T1%" "%T2%"><LAUNCHDEL2:0:01C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe<PARAM>/c /u %T3%3>

Results: No effect ! ...don't work...

 

So, to convince myself and try to find out where is the problem , I did the followings:

- TRIAL without any unicode...only ASCII chars:

1) create folder: d:\ABC

2)run a simple dos command (first . , without /u ) (/u=unicode switch) , you can cut & paste in dos windows this:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ren D:\ABC ABC_NEW

RESULTS: OK. rename folder succesfull

3) rename ( with windows explorer) again my folder to d:\ABC to make it ready for next trial

-Same trial as already tried above, but NO UNICODE SWITCH ...

4) make&run following ME lines:

VAriable Set String %T1% =ABC

VAriable Set String %T2% =ABC_NEW

VAriable Set String %T3% =ren d:\"%T1%" "%T2%"

Program Launch cmd.exe /c %T3%

=code: <TVAR2:01:01:ABC><TVAR2:02:01:ABC_NEW><TVAR2:03:01:ren d:\"%T1%" "%T2%"><LAUNCHDEL2:0:01C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe<PARAM>/c %T3%3>

Results: OK !

-NOW , use the /U Unicode command to SAVE a FOLDER to a FILE:

5) Make a folder as: D:\testéèàëöç and a sub folder as: D:\testéèàëöç\ABC月

6) make&run following ME lines:

VAriable Set String %T1% =D:\testéèàëöç

VAriable Set String %T2% =d:\temp.txt

VAriable Set String %T3% =dir "%T1%" /AD /B /N /S > "%T2%"

Program Launch cmd.exe /c %T3%

=code: <TVAR2:03:01:D:\testéèàëöç><TVAR2:04:01:d:\temp.txt><TVAR2:03:01:dir "%T3%" /AD /B /N /S > "%T4%"><LAUNCHDEL2:0:01C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe<PARAM>/u /c %T3%3>

Results: OK ( assuming you can edit temp.txt from an UNICODE supported editor : I get the famous ABC月 correctly !

( NOTEPAD2 : here: http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html ( freeware licensed under the GPL ) is beautiful FAST & TINY editor, I always used ...)

- NOW back to the begining...why the first trial above not working ???

 

So, If a smart guy knows any better and can MAKE IT WORKING ?...I would really appreciate..thanks in advance. James

 

PS:

Also, another part , with UNICODE is working: Copy a file ( with unicode: ABC月 to T1 , then copy T1 to T2 then write a new file...=> WORKING OK !

<TVAR2:01:04:d:\temp.txt><TMVAR2:09:02:01:000:000:><TMVAR2:17:02:00:000:000:d:\temp.htmlF>

 

I may have 2 other options:

1) build myself a small .exe utility running on the command line to do the job...

2) google try to find such utility already made...if ANYONE KNOWS SUCH UTILITY , would be GREAT ?