Failed to read RBE/RBS file - Unicode character in username (Windows, SU2016)

@luisc wrote:

Failed to read RBE/RBS file - Unicode character in username (Windows 7, SU2016)

Getting this error in SketchUp Make 2016 when trying to load an RBS file in a path containing Unicode characters (username is "HD INFORMÁTICA" in the example below). Tested in Windows 7 32-bit but I believe the same would happen in other Windows versions, 32 or 64-bit. RBS file was generated with the scrambler found here. Works fine if placed in a path without Unicode characters.

Error Loading File C:/Users/HD INFORMÁTICA/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/bimbon/main.rbs
Failed to read RBE/RBS file.

Is there a way to load an RBS file in a Windows path with Unicode characters? Or the only way is to use an RB file instead of an RBS one? Or maybe there's something wrong in my code? force_encoding("UTF-8") wasn't enough to fix this error.

I know about the %ProgramData% workaround but I would rather not have to ask users in this situation to move files around...

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

Extension folder structure:

bimbon/
bimbon/icon.png
bimbon/lib/
bimbon/lib/sketchup_json/
bimbon/lib/sketchup_json/generator.rb
bimbon/lib/sketchup_json/parser.rb
bimbon/loader.rb
bimbon/main.rbs
bimbon/reload.png
bimbon.rb

Relevant files below.

bimbon.rb:

# encoding: utf-8
module Bimbon
  current_path = File.dirname(__FILE__)
  if current_path.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
    current_path.force_encoding("UTF-8")
  end

  VERSION          = "1.0"
  MAINFILE         = "main.rbs"
  PLUGIN_ROOT_PATH = current_path.freeze
  PLUGIN_PATH      = File.join(PLUGIN_ROOT_PATH, 'bimbon').freeze
end

Sketchup::require "extensions"
bimbon_extension = SketchupExtension.new("bim.bon", File.join(Bimbon::PLUGIN_PATH, "loader.rb"))
bimbon_extension.version = Bimbon::VERSION
bimbon_extension.creator = "..."
bimbon_extension.copyright = "..."
bimbon_extension.description = "..."
Sketchup.register_extension(bimbon_extension, true)

bimbon/loader.rb:

# encoding: utf-8
Sketchup::require "bimbon/main"

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