Get-ScriptDirectory

[Nillth]

Just a minor update to the Built-in Snippit I thought I would share.

When developing code/debugging and running just a section, the built in Get-ScriptDirectory throws an error as the the values it is looking for do not exist, this will return the current working directory that the PowerShell Session Console is in.

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#Sample function that provides the location of the script
function Get-ScriptDirectory
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Get-ScriptDirectory returns the proper location of the script.

.OUTPUTS
System.String

.NOTES
Returns the correct path within a packaged executable.
#>
[OutputType([string])]
param ()
if ($hostinvocation -ne $null)
{
Split-Path $hostinvocation.MyCommand.path
}
elseif ($script:MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path -ne $null)
{
Split-Path $script:MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
}
else
{
$(Get-Location).path
}
}