Snippet Name: Get_script_directory_path

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Created Date: 2025-06-16 13:12:40
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Title: Get script directory path
Author: user
i have a powershell script that uses teh variable $psise, but i am not opening it in the gui ise, how can i cang eit to getht eh file the script exists? $LogFolder = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($psise.CurrentFile.FullPath)

Author: ChatGPT
If you are running the script in an environment that doesn't support the `$psise` variable (such as the standard PowerShell console), you can use a different approach to get the directory of the currently executing script file. The special variable `$PSScriptRoot` is often used for this purpose.

Here's how you can modify your code:

```powershell
$LogFolder = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)
```

### Explanation:
- `$MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path`: This retrieves the full path of the currently executing script.
- `[System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName(...)`: Extracts the directory path from the full script path.

### Alternative (if inside a function):
If you need the script's directory even when inside a function (where `$MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path` might point to the function itself), you can use `$PSScriptRoot`, which always refers to the directory of the script file:

```powershell
$LogFolder = $PSScriptRoot
```

Both methods are robust replacements for `$psise.CurrentFile.FullPath` and will work outside the PowerShell ISE.