Windows batch: Unicode parameters for (robo) copy command -

i need copy multiple files in single batch file. files have unicode names map different codepages.

example:

set arabicfile=ڊڌڵڲڛشس set cyrillicfile=щЖЛдЉи set germanfile=bücher  copy %arabicfile% someplaceelse copy %cyrillicfile% someplaceelse copy %germanfile% someplaceelse 

problem: batch files cannot unicode.

question: how can write unicode file names batch file copy command recognizes them?

notes:

i not care how file names displayed.
batch file more copy these files, simplified description make problem clearer.

correct batch file:

with arnout's answer modified batch file follows. works correctly without requiring font change (which messy, arnout commented).

@echo off  chcp 65001  set arabicfolder=ڊڌڵڲڛشس set cyrillicfolder=щЖЛдЉи set germanfolder=bücher  robocopy /e d:\temp\test\%arabicfolder% d:\temp\test2\%arabicfolder% /log:copy.log robocopy /e d:\temp\test\%cyrillicfolder% d:\temp\test2\%cyrillicfolder% /log+:copy.log robocopy /e d:\temp\test\%germanfolder% d:\temp\test2\%germanfolder% /log+:copy.log 

if

• i add chcp 65001 first line of batch file,
• save file utf-8 without bom, and
• set console font else "raster fonts" (on win7 box can choose consolas or lucida console),

it works. simple, no? :-)

(the font change not necessary, provided you're not writing non-ascii output console.)