I have. currently messing around with Ken Rename, although it’s not going so well. It works maybe half the time if I convert Unicode to Windows 1250, but then breaks a ton of files in the process. Have any suggestions on other renaming utilities?

Interestingly enough, I just solved my problem by switching windows to Japanese locale.

Not exactly the way I wanted to go about it, but I suppose it works.

Thanks anyway

PS C:UsersAtom> $folderPath = "C:/Test Script"

$filesArray = Get-ChildItem -Path $folderPath -Recurse | Where {$_.Name -Match "[^U0020-U007F]"}

$filesArray | ForEach-Object {

$newFileName = [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString([Text.Encoding]::GetEncoding("Shift-JIS").GetBytes($_.Name))

$newFileName = $newFileName.Replace('?','_')

If ($_.Name -ne $newFileName) {

$increm = 1

$testName = $_.FullName.Replace($_.Name,$newFileName)

While (Test-Path -Path $testName)

{

$nextName = ([iO.FileInfo]$newFileName).BaseName + "_($num)" + ([iO.FileInfo]$newFileName).Extension

$testName = $_.FullName.Replace($_.Name,$nextName)

$num += 1

}

ren $_.FullName $testName

}

}

Bad argument to operator '-match': parsing "[^U0020-U007F]" - Unrecognized escape sequ

ence U..

At line:2 char:79

+ $filesArray = Get-ChildItem -Path $folderPath -Recurse | Where {$_.Name -Match <<<<  "

[^U0020-U007F]"}

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [], RuntimeException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : BadOperatorArgument



-At this point, it output this a couple hundred times SNIP-



Bad argument to operator '-match': parsing "[^U0020-U007F]" - Unrecognized escape sequence U..

At line:2 char:79

+ $filesArray = Get-ChildItem -Path $folderPath -Recurse | Where {$_.Name -Match <<<<  "[^U0020-U007F]"}

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [], RuntimeException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : BadOperatorArgument



Exception calling "GetBytes" with "1" argument(s): "Array cannot be null.

Parameter name: chars"

At line:4 char:103

+     $newFileName = [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString([Text.Encoding]::GetEncoding("Shift-JIS").GetBytes <<<< ($_.

Name))

+ CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: ( [], MethodInvocationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException



You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

At line:5 char:40

+     $newFileName = $newFileName.Replace <<<< ('?','_')

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (Replace:String) [], RuntimeException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull





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I need to learn to powershell. I recently started a video series on it actually.

Don’t kill yourself with this, and thanks a lot for the help :]

Mmm, good call on the path, I guess this is Windows. haha

I’ll give it a go.

EDIT: When I copied it into the ISE, it must have converted it to lowercase when I ran it, because it’s already lowercase.

EDIT 2: I’m actually just incredibly blind, it was still uppercase. Now it’s lowercase. Now it spit out this:

PS C:UsersAtom> $folderPath = "C:Test Script"

$filesArray = Get-ChildItem -Path $folderPath -Recurse | Where {$_.Name -Match '[^u0020-u007F]'}

$filesArray | ForEach-Object {

$newFileName = [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString([Text.Encoding]::GetEncoding("Shift-JIS").GetBytes($_.Name))

$newFileName = $newFileName.Replace('?','_')

If ($_.Name -ne $newFileName) {

$increm = 1

$testName = $_.FullName.Replace($_.Name,$newFileName)

While (Test-Path -Path $testName)

{

$nextName = ([iO.FileInfo]$newFileName).BaseName + "_($num)" + ([iO.FileInfo]$newFileName).Extension

$testName = $_.FullName.Replace($_.Name,$nextName)

$num += 1

}

ren $_.FullName $testName

}

}

Test-Path : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. The specified wildcard pattern is not valid: _A

___p___}__ - _A___p___}_____}_[_

At line:9 char:25

+         While (Test-Path <<<<  -Path $testName)

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: ( [Test-Path], ParameterBindingException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestPathCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because the target specified represents a path or device name.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: ( [Rename-Item], PSArgumentException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Argument,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand



Test-Path : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. The specified wildcard pattern is not valid: _G

_[_Q - ____________G_[_Q_C___e_[_}_

At line:9 char:25

+         While (Test-Path <<<<  -Path $testName)

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: ( [Test-Path], ParameterBindingException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestPathCommand



Test-Path : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. The specified wildcard pattern is not valid: _

_D_h_D____________ - _R___s___[_^_[____________

At line:9 char:25

+         While (Test-Path <<<<  -Path $testName)

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: ( [Test-Path], ParameterBindingException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestPathCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test Scriptアメリカ - STAR TREKアメリカ [5button]_100.bme' does not exis

t.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test Scriptアメリカ - STAR TREKアメリカ [5button]_100.pms' does not exis

t.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test Scriptアメリカ - STAR TREKアメリカ [bATTLE]_253.bme' does not exist

.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test Scriptアメリカ - STAR TREKアメリカ [bATTLE]_253.pms' does not exist

.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test Scriptアメリカ - STAR TREKアメリカ [HYPER]_259.bme' does not exist.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test Scriptアメリカ - STAR TREKアメリカ [HYPER]_259.pms' does not exist.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand









-SNIP Couple thousand lines Does not exist at this point. SNIP-







Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test ScriptＡ．Ｉ．ãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ - コンピューターãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“Ａ．Ｉ．ãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ [x5button]_120.p

ms' does not exist.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test ScriptＡ．Ｉ．ãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ - コンピューターãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“Ａ．Ｉ．ãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ [xNORMAL]_165.bm

e' does not exist.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test ScriptＡ．Ｉ．ãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ - コンピューターãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“Ａ．Ｉ．ãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ [xNORMAL]_165.pm

s' does not exist.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand



Rename-Item : Cannot rename because item at 'C:Test ScriptＡ．Ｉ．ãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ - コンピューターãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“Ａ．Ｉ．ãŠã°ã‚ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“.lr' does not exi

st.

At line:15 char:12

+         ren <<<<  $_.FullName $testName

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: ( [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand





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EDIT 3: This is probably really obvious, but I’ll say it anyway. It looks like It’s renaming the folders before the files inside, and that’s making the path change so It can’t find the files it would like to rename afterwards.

It’s not a big deal, don’t put any significant amount of time to it.

I can zip up some files and send them your way if you’d like as well.

So I’ve been stumped on something for a little while, and I figured it couldn’t hurt to ask here.

 

Have we heard of Pop’nMusic? Stepmania? Maybe? Cool.

 

I saw StepMania and I got excited. Didn’t know anyone else actually played it besides me, ha ha.

Yeah. I’ve been playing stepmania on and off for like 10 years. It’s relaxing. I’m making a song at the moment.

Woops, thought I posted the link. Big download. cool stuff the way these files work.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/fnoo6 … nicode.rar