create directory about ps2exe HOT 7 CLOSED

Hello princdoberman,

according to the exception message this is no issue with PSEXE, $PathMyFolder seems to be empty.

Perhaps you have stumbled across the topic of script variables? Then see the remarks to this on the readme page of this repository.

Greetings

Markus

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As I said earlier ...
ps1 script is executed without error from PowerShell.

But when I compile in .exe ... got error "Path cannot be empty string ..."
It looks like .exe can't retrieve path.

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you can try put that at test.ps1 and compile to .exe:

$MyTime = $(((get-date).ToLocalTime()).ToString("yyyyMMddT_HHmmssZ"))
$MyFolder = $env:COMPUTERNAME
$PathMyFolder = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot $MyFolder
[System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($PathMyFolder)
$txtName = "$MyTime.txt"
$txtbase = Join-Path $PathMyFolder $txtName

Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem | out-file $txtbase -Encoding utf8 -Append

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Would you please read my answer. The issue and the solution is explained there!

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I apologize, but I don't understand.
Maybe I don't know the PowerShell enough or don't understanding the language since English is not my native language.
From your answer I can't find any tip/clue to solution.
You think I've got something wrong with the variables? ( everything with variables work in native ps1 script )
On which remark of this repository you think ?

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OK:
You are using the variable $PSScriptRoot to get the directory of the script.
When you compile your script to an executable it is no script anymore so this variable is empty.
This leads to your error.

Please look at the readme page of this repository (the web page you get when you go to the repository in your browser). There is a paragraph Remarks with a subparagraph Script variables:. Here a possible solution is presented.

Greetings

Markus

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Sorry ... I find on tab Wiki...
Remarks ...
Script variables .... Especially the variable $PSScriptRoot is empty.

Thanks.

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