Stubborn URI %20 in ScriptUI Dialog Button Text Field

Question

When the script is run with a single open and saved doc, the doc is closed and its path and name are used to populate the following scriptUI dialog:

However, when running the "Select Input File" button manually, the Name: field is incorrectly using URI encoded word space %20 characters. Although the file saves correctly, this is confusing for users:

I have spent hours trying to fix this up, without any success. I have tried various decodeURI() and decodeURIComponent() and regular expressions and split/join in fruitless attempts to sanitise the result.
 
I'm sure it's a newb error, my scriptUI is next to zero and I have only made it this far with the help of AI to build the GUI around my existing code. The full code can be found in the following link, I want to keep that topic separate from the bug fixing in this topic, however, I will give credit in the updated code:
 
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/new-feature-request-layers-to-pdf/idc-p/14901556#M23179
 
Please reply in this topic, thank you in advance!

Lumigraphics · Accepted Answer

Quit processing the name. Just use File.fullName or File.fsName and put that in your text field as-is.

var baseNameText = filenameGroup.add("edittext", undefined, "");
baseNameText.text = "abc";

Try this snippet (run directly in VSCode) to see the differences:

var myFile = File.openDialog();
Window.alert(myFile.fullName + '\r' + myFile.fsName + '\r' + myFile.name);

Also, its easier to follow if you use this format for your child elements:

filenameGroup.baseName = filenameGroup.add("edittext", undefined, "");

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