Non-ASCII check

Danny — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:02:17 GMT

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👍 Tested to be working with R81.20+

SmartTask to verify if a change includes non-ASCII characters.

Script code

Copy the code below into a new script 'Task_CheckNonASCII' of your SmartConsole script repository.

test `cat $1|LC_ALL=C grep -q '[^ -~]';echo $?` -eq 0 && echo '{"result":"failure","message":"Change includes forbidden non-ASCII characters."}' || echo '{"result":"success"}'

SmartTask

Create a new SmartTask in SmartConsole > Manage & Settings > SmartTasks and install policy to activate the new task.

Name	Description	Trigger	Action	Enabled
Detect Non-ASCII Characters	Check for Non-ASCII characters in changes.	Before Publish	Run Script	✔️

Re: Non-ASCII check

the_rock — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:16:38 GMT

Will have to test it once back from vacation.

Re: Non-ASCII check

the_rock — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 01:57:29 GMT

Works as expected!

topic Non-ASCII check in SmartTasks

Non-ASCII check

Script code

Copy the code below into a new script 'Task_CheckNonASCII' of your SmartConsole script repository.

SmartTask

Create a new SmartTask in SmartConsole > Manage & Settings > SmartTasks and install policy to activate the new task.

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