lmao, thanks chatgpt
> Alternatively, you can cast the variable to a string with [string]::Concat()
No. No no no.
> The script you've provided uses the $_ variable to reference the current item in the pipeline during the ForEach-Object loop. This variable contains the current file name, so you can use it to reference the file in your commands.
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> If the filenames contain special characters such as { or [, you need to make sure that PowerShell treats them as literal strings and not as special characters.
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> You can use the -LiteralPath parameter when calling Get-Item and magick convert commands, like this:
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>$PNG = Get-Item -LiteralPath $_
> magick convert -LiteralPath .\$_ -quality 88 -define preserve-timestamp=true .\$($_.BaseName).jpg
I'm pretty sure magick convert isn't a PowerShell commandlet, but it's got the spirit. It works now, lmao.