Merge pull request #3 from deadlydog/UseLiteralPathToSupportMoreFilen…

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Changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v1.1.0 - October 19, 2022
+
+Features:
+
+- Add support for more special characters in filenames, such as brackets, to address [issue #2](https://github.com/deadlydog/MoveFilesIntoDateDirectories/issues/2).
+- Update Invoke script values to be more descriptive and self-explanatory.
+
 ## v1.0.0 - November 1, 2020
 
 Initial script.

src/Invoke-MoveFilesIntoDateDirectories.ps1

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 # Specify the parameters to call the cmdlet with.
 [hashtable] $scriptParameters = @{
-	SourceDirectoryPath = 'C:\Dans\Imported Photos\NotByDateYet'
-	#SourceDirectoryDepthToSearch = 2
-	TargetDirectoryPath = 'C:\Dans\Imported Photos'
-	TargetDirectoriesDateScope = 'Day'	# Hour, Day, Month, or Year
+	SourceDirectoryPath = 'C:\SourceDirectory\WithFilesToMove'
+	#SourceDirectoryDepthToSearch = 2	# Default is to search all subdirectories.
+	TargetDirectoryPath = 'C:\TargetDirectory\ToMoveFilesInto'
+	TargetDirectoriesDateScope = 'Day'	# Hour, Day, Month, or Year.
 	Force = $false
 }
 

src/MoveFilesIntoDateDirectories.ps1

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Process
 
 		[string] $filePath = $file.FullName
 		Write-Information "Moving file '$filePath' into directory '$dateDirectoryPath'."
-		Move-Item -Path $filePath -Destination $dateDirectoryPath -Force:$Force
+		Move-Item -LiteralPath $filePath -Destination $dateDirectoryPath -Force:$Force
 	}
 }