Hey everyone! I've been working on a logging function in Windows PowerShell (version 5.1.19041). My function uses Begin, Process, and End blocks to handle logging operations effectively. I set a variable in the Begin block to manage file paths, but after moving some code around, I noticed that the variable isn't accessible in the End block anymore. I thought variables declared in the Begin block should be reachable everywhere within the function. What could be causing this issue? The function code is a bit lengthy, but it's pretty standard for logging. Any insights would be really helpful!
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You might want to consider handling errors differently. If a user gives a relative path that's not valid, you could throw an error rather than switching providers. If you need to change directories, using a Push at the start and a Pop at the end is a good way to manage locations without tracking them manually.
Thanks for the suggestion! I also found out that I could use a fully qualified path to avoid changing locations altogether. That should definitely help streamline my process!