#Requires -Version 5.1 <# .SYNOPSIS eDNC Special Character Fix - Real-time file watcher to strip invalid characters from DNC files. .DESCRIPTION Monitors a specified folder for DNC program files (.pun, .nc, etc.) and automatically removes special characters (0xFF and others) that cause issues with CNC machines. Some legacy DNC systems and communication protocols add padding or termination bytes that modern CNC controllers cannot process correctly. .PARAMETER WatchFolder The folder to monitor for DNC files. Default: C:\Dnc_Files\Q .PARAMETER FileFilter File pattern to watch. Default: *.pun .PARAMETER IncludeSubfolders Whether to watch subfolders. Default: $true .PARAMETER CharactersToRemove Array of byte values to strip from files. Default: @(255) for 0xFF .EXAMPLE .\eDNC-SpecialCharFix.ps1 Runs with default settings, watching C:\Dnc_Files\Q for *.pun files .EXAMPLE .\eDNC-SpecialCharFix.ps1 -WatchFolder "D:\DNC\Programs" -FileFilter "*.nc" Watches D:\DNC\Programs for .nc files .EXAMPLE .\eDNC-SpecialCharFix.ps1 -CharactersToRemove @(255, 0, 26) Removes 0xFF, NULL, and SUB (Ctrl+Z) characters .NOTES Author: GE Aerospace - Rutland Version: 1.0.0 Date: 2025-12-12 Common problematic characters: - 0xFF (255) - Padding/fill character - 0x00 (0) - NULL character - 0x1A (26) - SUB/Ctrl+Z (EOF marker in some systems) - 0x7F (127) - DEL character #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter()] [string]$WatchFolder = "C:\Dnc_Files\Q", [Parameter()] [string]$FileFilter = "*.pun", [Parameter()] [bool]$IncludeSubfolders = $true, [Parameter()] [int[]]$CharactersToRemove = @(255) ) # Script info $ScriptVersion = "1.0.0" $ScriptName = "eDNC Special Character Fix" # Display banner Write-Host "" Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host " $ScriptName v$ScriptVersion" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" # Validate watch folder exists if (-not (Test-Path $WatchFolder)) { Write-Host "[ERROR] Watch folder does not exist: $WatchFolder" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "Please create the folder or specify a different path." -ForegroundColor Yellow exit 1 } # Display configuration Write-Host "Configuration:" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host " Watch Folder: $WatchFolder" Write-Host " File Filter: $FileFilter" Write-Host " Subfolders: $IncludeSubfolders" Write-Host " Removing bytes: $($CharactersToRemove -join ', ') (0x$($CharactersToRemove | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ } | Join-String -Separator ', 0x'))" Write-Host "" Write-Host "Watching for files... Press Ctrl+C to stop" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "" # Statistics $script:FilesProcessed = 0 $script:BytesRemoved = 0 # Create file system watcher $watcher = New-Object System.IO.FileSystemWatcher $watcher.Path = $WatchFolder $watcher.Filter = $FileFilter $watcher.IncludeSubdirectories = $IncludeSubfolders $watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = $true # Define the cleanup action $action = { $path = $Event.SourceEventArgs.FullPath $changeType = $Event.SourceEventArgs.ChangeType $fileName = Split-Path $path -Leaf # Get characters to remove from the outer scope $charsToRemove = $Event.MessageData.CharsToRemove Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss') | $changeType | $fileName" -ForegroundColor White # Wait for file to finish writing Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500 # Retry logic for locked files $maxRetries = 3 $retryCount = 0 while ($retryCount -lt $maxRetries) { try { # Read file as bytes $bytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($path) $originalCount = $bytes.Count # Remove specified bytes $cleaned = $bytes | Where-Object { $_ -notin $charsToRemove } $newCount = $cleaned.Count # Only rewrite if we found characters to remove if ($originalCount -ne $newCount) { [System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($path, [byte[]]$cleaned) $removed = $originalCount - $newCount Write-Host " [CLEANED] Removed $removed byte(s)" -ForegroundColor Green $script:FilesProcessed++ $script:BytesRemoved += $removed } else { Write-Host " [OK] No special characters found" -ForegroundColor Gray } break } catch [System.IO.IOException] { $retryCount++ if ($retryCount -lt $maxRetries) { Write-Host " [RETRY] File locked, waiting... ($retryCount/$maxRetries)" -ForegroundColor Yellow Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 1000 } else { Write-Host " [ERROR] Could not access file after $maxRetries attempts" -ForegroundColor Red } } catch { Write-Host " [ERROR] $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red break } } } # Create message data object to pass parameters to the action $messageData = @{ CharsToRemove = $CharactersToRemove } # Register event handlers $null = Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $watcher -EventName Created -Action $action -MessageData $messageData $null = Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $watcher -EventName Changed -Action $action -MessageData $messageData # Keep script running try { while ($true) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 1 } } finally { # Cleanup on exit $watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = $false $watcher.Dispose() Get-EventSubscriber | Unregister-Event Write-Host "" Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host " Session Summary" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host " Files Cleaned: $script:FilesProcessed" Write-Host " Bytes Removed: $script:BytesRemoved" Write-Host "" Write-Host "Stopped watching folder" -ForegroundColor Yellow }