ID 388594 - Saving a comp as a new version within a folder containing non-ASCII characters throws errors on Windows

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Problem summary
When saving a comp as a new version, if the Nuke script is within a folder path containing non-ASCII characters, Nuke throws the following exception:


The path above should be named "/Nuke_Projects/¡¡¡¡¡¡¡/test.v002.nk"

The script is not versioned up.

This issue only occurs on Windows operating systems

Customer reported version
nuke.11.1v2

Customer reported platform
n_a_windows

Steps to reproduce

1) Open Nuke

2) Create a Checkerboard

3) Save the Nuke script to a directory containing non-ASCII characters, e.g: "/path/to/¡¡¡¡¡¡¡/test.v001.nk"

4) Make some changes in the script

5) Use file -> Save new comp version to version up the script.

Result: Nuke fails saving the project, throws an error prompt similar to the one above

Expected behaviour
Nuke version ups the script.

Actual behaviour
Nuke fails to version up the script, an error prompt is thrown.

Workaround
Remove any non-ASCII characters from file directories to avoid the issue occurring.

Reproduced by support

This bug has been reproduced in:
Nuke11.3v3- Windows 7 - Mac10.14 - CentOS7
Nuke11.3v1- Windows 7
Nuke11.2v1 - Windows 7
Nuke11.1v1 - Windows 7
Nuke11.0v1 - Windows 7
Nuke10.5v1 - Windows 7
Nuke10.0v1 - Windows 7
Nuke9.0v1 - Windows 7
Nuke8.0v1 - Windows 7


Unable to reproduce bug in:
Nuke11.3v3 - Mac10.14 - CentOS7

Earliest version tested
- This issue appears to be in all versions of the product

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