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edncfix/eDNC-SpecialCharFix.ps1
cproudlock 9a8b16e0d4 v1.3.0: Fixed header UI + auto-elevate to Administrator
- GE Aerospace ASCII banner stays fixed at top of console
- Live status line updates (Processing, Cleaned, Failed, etc.)
- Live stats counter in header (Cleaned/Failed counts)
- Batch file auto-elevates to Administrator via UAC

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2025-12-12 08:40:35 -05:00

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#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: $true
.PARAMETER CharactersToRemove
Array of byte values to strip from files. Default: @(255) for 0xFF
.EXAMPLE
.\eDNC-SpecialCharFix.ps1
Runs with default settings, watching C:\Dnc_Files\Q for *.pun files
.EXAMPLE
.\eDNC-SpecialCharFix.ps1 -WatchFolder "D:\DNC\Programs" -FileFilter "*.nc"
Watches D:\DNC\Programs for .nc files
.EXAMPLE
.\eDNC-SpecialCharFix.ps1 -CharactersToRemove @(255, 0, 26)
Removes 0xFF, NULL, and SUB (Ctrl+Z) characters
.NOTES
Author: GE Aerospace - Rutland
Version: 1.3.0
Date: 2025-12-12
v1.3.0 - Fixed header UI:
- GE Aerospace ASCII banner stays at top
- Live status updates in header (Processing, Cleaned, Failed)
- Live stats counter (Cleaned/Failed count)
- Auto-elevate to Administrator via batch file
v1.2.0 - Immediate processing:
- Process file immediately when eDNC releases it (50ms initial delay)
- Aggressive retry: 100ms -> 200ms -> 400ms -> 800ms (15 attempts)
- Debouncing to prevent duplicate processing
- Exclusive file lock for atomic read/write
Common problematic characters:
- 0xFF (255) - Padding/fill character
- 0x00 (0) - NULL character
- 0x1A (26) - SUB/Ctrl+Z (EOF marker in some systems)
- 0x7F (127) - DEL character
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter()]
[string]$WatchFolder = "C:\Dnc_Files\Q",
[Parameter()]
[string]$FileFilter = "*.pun",
[Parameter()]
[bool]$IncludeSubfolders = $true,
[Parameter()]
[int[]]$CharactersToRemove = @(255)
)
# Script info
$ScriptVersion = "1.3.0"
$ScriptName = "eDNC Special Character Fix"
# Header display function
function Show-Header {
param([int]$Cleaned = 0, [int]$Failed = 0, [string]$Status = "Watching...")
$headerLines = @(
""
" ____ ____ "
" / ___|| ___| / \ ___ _ __ ___ ___ _ __ __ _ ___ ___ "
"| | _ | _| / _ \ / _ \ '__/ _ \/ __| '_ \ / _`` |/ __/ _ \"
"| |_| || |___ / ___ \ __/ | | (_) \__ \ |_) | (_| | (_| __/"
" \____||_____| /_/ \_\___|_| \___/|___/ .__/ \__,_|\___\___|"
" |_| "
""
" $ScriptName"
" by Cam P. | v$ScriptVersion"
""
" Folder: $WatchFolder"
" Filter: $FileFilter | Cleaned: $Cleaned | Failed: $Failed"
""
" Status: $Status"
"================================================================"
)
# Save cursor, go to top, draw header
[Console]::SetCursorPosition(0, 0)
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $headerLines.Count; $i++) {
$line = $headerLines[$i]
# Clear line and write
Write-Host ("`r" + $line.PadRight([Console]::WindowWidth - 1)) -NoNewline
# Apply colors
[Console]::SetCursorPosition(0, $i)
if ($i -ge 1 -and $i -le 6) {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor Cyan
} elseif ($i -eq 8) {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor White
} elseif ($i -eq 9) {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor Gray
} elseif ($i -eq 14) {
if ($Status -like "*ERROR*" -or $Status -like "*FAILED*") {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor Red
} elseif ($Status -like "*CLEANED*") {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor Green
} else {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
} elseif ($i -eq 15) {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor DarkGray
} else {
Write-Host $line
}
}
return $headerLines.Count
}
# Initialize console
Clear-Host
$script:HeaderHeight = Show-Header -Status "Initializing..."
# Validate watch folder exists
if (-not (Test-Path $WatchFolder)) {
Show-Header -Status "ERROR: Watch folder does not exist!"
[Console]::SetCursorPosition(0, $script:HeaderHeight + 1)
Write-Host "Please create the folder or specify a different path." -ForegroundColor Yellow
exit 1
}
# Update header with ready status
Show-Header -Status "Watching for files... (Ctrl+C to stop)" | Out-Null
[Console]::SetCursorPosition(0, $script:HeaderHeight + 1)
Write-Host "Removing bytes: $($CharactersToRemove -join ', ') (0x$($CharactersToRemove | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ } | Join-String -Separator ', 0x'))" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
Write-Host ""
# Statistics
$script:FilesProcessed = 0
$script:BytesRemoved = 0
$script:FailedFiles = 0
# Debounce tracking - prevent processing same file multiple times
$script:RecentlyProcessed = @{}
$script:DebounceSeconds = 5
# 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 parameters from message data
$charsToRemove = $Event.MessageData.CharsToRemove
$debounceSeconds = $Event.MessageData.DebounceSeconds
$statusLine = $Event.MessageData.StatusLine
# Helper to update status line in header
$updateStatus = {
param($msg, $color = "Yellow")
$savedPos = [Console]::CursorTop
[Console]::SetCursorPosition(0, $statusLine)
Write-Host (" Status: " + $msg).PadRight([Console]::WindowWidth - 1) -ForegroundColor $color
[Console]::SetCursorPosition(0, $savedPos)
}
# Helper to update stats line in header
$updateStats = {
$savedPos = [Console]::CursorTop
[Console]::SetCursorPosition(0, 12)
Write-Host (" Filter: $($Event.MessageData.FileFilter) | Cleaned: $($script:FilesProcessed) | Failed: $($script:FailedFiles)").PadRight([Console]::WindowWidth - 1) -ForegroundColor White
[Console]::SetCursorPosition(0, $savedPos)
}
# Debounce check - skip if we processed this file recently
$now = Get-Date
if ($script:RecentlyProcessed.ContainsKey($path)) {
$lastProcessed = $script:RecentlyProcessed[$path]
if (($now - $lastProcessed).TotalSeconds -lt $debounceSeconds) {
return # Skip duplicate event
}
}
& $updateStatus "Processing: $fileName" "Yellow"
Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss') | $changeType | $fileName" -ForegroundColor White
# Brief initial delay to let eDNC finish (50ms)
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 50
# Try to acquire exclusive access - process immediately when available
$maxRetries = 15
$retryCount = 0
$baseDelay = 100 # Start with 100ms, doubles each retry (100, 200, 400, 800...)
while ($retryCount -lt $maxRetries) {
$fileStream = $null
try {
# Try to open file with exclusive access - this confirms it's available
$fileStream = [System.IO.File]::Open(
$path,
[System.IO.FileMode]::Open,
[System.IO.FileAccess]::ReadWrite,
[System.IO.FileShare]::None
)
# Read all bytes while we have exclusive lock
$fileStream.Position = 0
$bytes = New-Object byte[] $fileStream.Length
$null = $fileStream.Read($bytes, 0, $bytes.Length)
$originalCount = $bytes.Length
# Remove specified bytes
$cleaned = [System.Collections.Generic.List[byte]]::new()
foreach ($b in $bytes) {
if ($b -notin $charsToRemove) {
$cleaned.Add($b)
}
}
$newCount = $cleaned.Count
# Only rewrite if we found characters to remove
if ($originalCount -ne $newCount) {
# Truncate and rewrite
$fileStream.Position = 0
$fileStream.SetLength(0)
$cleanedArray = $cleaned.ToArray()
$fileStream.Write($cleanedArray, 0, $cleanedArray.Length)
$fileStream.Flush()
$removed = $originalCount - $newCount
Write-Host " [CLEANED] Removed $removed byte(s)" -ForegroundColor Green
$script:FilesProcessed++
$script:BytesRemoved += $removed
& $updateStatus "CLEANED: $fileName ($removed bytes)" "Green"
& $updateStats
} else {
Write-Host " [OK] No special characters found" -ForegroundColor Gray
& $updateStatus "OK: $fileName (no changes)" "Gray"
}
# Mark as recently processed
$script:RecentlyProcessed[$path] = Get-Date
break
}
catch [System.IO.IOException] {
$retryCount++
if ($retryCount -lt $maxRetries) {
# Exponential backoff: 100ms, 200ms, 400ms, 800ms...
$delay = [math]::Min($baseDelay * [math]::Pow(2, $retryCount - 1), 16000)
Write-Host " [RETRY] File locked, waiting $([math]::Round($delay/1000, 1))s... ($retryCount/$maxRetries)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
& $updateStatus "RETRY: $fileName ($retryCount/$maxRetries)" "Yellow"
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds $delay
} else {
Write-Host " [FAILED] Could not access file after $maxRetries attempts" -ForegroundColor Red
$script:FailedFiles++
& $updateStatus "FAILED: $fileName" "Red"
& $updateStats
}
}
catch {
Write-Host " [ERROR] $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red
$script:FailedFiles++
& $updateStatus "ERROR: $fileName" "Red"
& $updateStats
break
}
finally {
if ($fileStream) {
$fileStream.Close()
$fileStream.Dispose()
}
}
}
}
# Create message data object to pass parameters to the action
$messageData = @{
CharsToRemove = $CharactersToRemove
DebounceSeconds = $script:DebounceSeconds
StatusLine = 14 # Line number for status updates
FileFilter = $FileFilter
}
# 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: $script:BytesRemoved"
if ($script:FailedFiles -gt 0) {
Write-Host " Failed Files: $script:FailedFiles" -ForegroundColor Red
}
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Stopped watching folder" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}