Public/Test-PathExists.ps1
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function global:Test-PathExists { <# .EXTERNALHELP HelperFunctions.psm1-Help.xml #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)] [Alias('Check-Path','fnCheck-Path')] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = 'Type the file system where the folder or file to check should be verified.')] [string] $Path, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 1, HelpMessage = 'Specify path to check for or create either a file or folder')] [string] $PathType, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, Position = 2, HelpMessage = 'Use this switch to force the creation of folder or file if it does not already exist.')] [Switch] $Force ) begin { $VerbosePreference = 'Continue'; } process { switch ($PathType) { File { if ((Test-Path -Path $Path -PathType Leaf) -eq $true) { Write-Output ("File: {0} already exists..." -f $Path) } else { Write-Verbose -Message ("File: {0} not present, creating new file..." -f $Path) if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Force')) { try { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($Path,"Create new file")) { New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType File -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop } else { New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType File -Force -WhatIf -ErrorAction Stop } } catch { $errorMessage = "{0}: {1}" -f $Error[0], $Error[0].InvocationInfo.PositionMessage Write-Error $errorMessage -ErrorAction Continue } } else { try { Write-Verbose -Message ("File: {0} not present, creating new file..." -f $Path) if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($Path,"Create new file")) { New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType File -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop } else { New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType File -WhatIf -ErrorAction Stop } } catch { $errorMessage = "{0}: {1}" -f $Error[0], $Error[0].InvocationInfo.PositionMessage Write-Error $errorMessage -ErrorAction Continue } } } } Folder { if ((Test-Path -Path $Path -PathType Container) -eq $true) { Write-Output ("Folder: {0} already exists..." -f $Path) } else { Write-Verbose -Message ("Folder: {0} not present, creating new folder..." -f $Path) if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Force')) { try { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($Path,"Create new folder")) { New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType Directory -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop } else { New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType Directory -WhatIf -ErrorAction Stop } } catch { $errorMessage = "{0}: {1}" -f $Error[0], $Error[0].InvocationInfo.PositionMessage Write-Error $errorMessage -ErrorAction Continue } } else { try { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($Path,"Create new folder")) { New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType Directory -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop } else { New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType Directory -WhatIf -ErrorAction Stop } } catch { $errorMessage = "{0}: {1}" -f $Error[0], $Error[0].InvocationInfo.PositionMessage Write-Error $errorMessage -ErrorAction Continue } } } } } } end { } }#end function Test-PathExists |