Question Batch to remove file w unicode characters

[d_a_r_k]

Hello, I made a batch script using VB.NET which deletes shortcut on my desktop. The problem is that shortcut title contains unicode characters so batch doesn't work. However if I remove that unicode character from the shortcut and batch script it does delete the shortcut. How can I make it delete the shortcut w/o removing that unicode character?

tempstring = "@echo off"
tempstring = tempstring & vbCrLf & "del " & Chr(34) & My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop & "\My shortcut™ 1.lnk" & Chr(34)
tempstring = tempstring & vbCrLf & "del %0"
My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Temp & "\temp.bat", tempstring, False, System.Text.Encoding.Default)
Shell(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Temp & "\temp.bat", AppWinStyle.Hide)

 

[jmcilhinney]

Why would you use a batch file from VB.NET when you can use VB.NET itself?

 

[d_a_r_k]

Trust me, I have reasons for that.

 

[JohnH]

You call WriteAllText with Encoding.Default, obviously that encoding is not appropriate. For Unicode encoding use Encoding.UTF8/Unicode/UTF32.

 

[d_a_r_k]

You call WriteAllText with Encoding.Default, obviously that encoding is not appropriate. For Unicode encoding use Encoding.UTF8/Unicode/UTF32.

None of them worked. Unicode and UTF32 made my batch file unreadable causing an error when executed. However UTF8 seemed to work but again it didn't remove that shortcut.

 

[JohnH]

You could output to a specific codepage encoding and include chcp command (change codepage) in batch file to accommodate that. For example "Encoding.Default" and batch command chcp with same codepage "Encoding.Default.CodePage".

 

[Paszt]

Trust me, I have reasons for that.

I trust no one. I'm really curious now, what are the reasons?