Powershell script not recognizing my function
I have a powershell script that parses a file and send an email if it detects a certain pattern. I have the email code setup inside a function, and it all works fine when I run it from the ISE, but I used PS2EXE to be able to run the script as a service but it does not recognize the function "email". my code looks similar to this
#Do things |
foreach{
email($_)
}
function email($text){
#email $text
}
When I convert it to exe and run it I get this error:
The term 'email' is not recognized as teh name of a cmdlet, function, script file,
or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included,
verify that the path is correct and try again.
Answer
Powershell processes in order (top-down) so the function definition needs to be before the function call:
function email($text){
#email $text
}
#Do things |
foreach{
email($_)
}
It probably works fine in the ISE because you have the function definition in memory still from a prior run or test.