powershell webclient uploadfile # in filename

Question

Hi I just tested around with powershell Webclient. Everthing seemed to work fine, but then i had to upload a file with a # in the name (test.#00). The File on the Server just strips the .#00. The file on the server is named "test" instead of "test.#00". The test.zip works without any problems.

Here is my Script used on Powershell Windows 10:

$webclient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient 
$localPath = "c:\temp\";
$ftp = "ftp://192.168.0.202/"

$webclient.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential("admin","admin")  
$webclient.UploadFile($ftp + "test.zip",$localPath +  "test.zip") 
$webclient.UploadFile($ftp + "test.#00",$localPath +  "test.#00")

Yes i tried this, although i am really new to Powershell and only used this for this simple script and i didn't know if i escaped it correctly. `# doesn't work! — autlunatic, Jul 21 '17 at 05:49

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 20 '17 at 10:26

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Special characters as #,@,: in URLs have to be hex encoded.

where 23 is the hex value (0x23) of '#'

Character    Hex Conversion
#            %23
space        %20
@            %40

answered Jul 20 '17 at 10:26

Kirill Pashkov

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Thanks for the advice I guess this was the problem! – autlunatic Jul 21 '17 at 05:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 20 '17 at 12:32

As @kirill mentioned, you have to hex encode the file name. You can also do this programmatically using [uri]::EscapeDataString("test.#00")

C:\> get-item .\test.#00

    Directory: C:\

Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
-a----        7/20/2017   7:23 AM              0 test.#00

C:\> $file = get-item .\test.#00
C:\> $encFileName = [uri]::EscapeDataString($file.Name)
C:\> $encFileName
test.%2300
C:\>

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