Public/Set-FFToolsVariables.ps1
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.DESCRIPTION This function creates environment variables that persist after powershell closes. The created variables will be used across multiple FFTools Functions. Variables created are a source folder for media processed, and an output folder for processed media. .PARAMETER Source Source path of media to be processed .PARAMETER Target Target path for processed Media .Example Set-FFToolsVariables -Source "c:\media\"" -Target "c:\media\out\" Creates persistent environment variables. Be sure to include a closing backslash for the parameters. .Link https://github.com/TheTaylorLee/AdminToolbox #> function Set-FFToolsVariables { [Cmdletbinding()] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateScript( { if ( -not (Test-Path $_)) { throw "Path '$_' doesn't exist. Create the Directory First" } else { $true } })] [ValidateScript( { if ($_ -notmatch '.+?\\$') { throw "Path '$_' must end with a backslash" } else { $true } })] [String]$FFToolsSource, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateScript( { if ( -not (Test-Path $_)) { throw "Path '$_' doesn't exist. Create the Directory First" } else { $true } })] [ValidateScript( { if ($_ -notmatch '.+?\\$') { throw "Path '$_' must end with a backslash" } else { $true } })] [String]$FFToolsTarget ) #Apply Environment variable to the current session so a console restart isn't required $env:FFToolsSource = $FFToolsSource $env:FFToolsTarget = $FFToolsTarget #Set Persistent Environment Variables [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("FFToolsSource", "$FFToolsSource", "User") [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("FFToolsTarget", "$FFToolsTarget", "User") Write-Host " " Write-Host "Environment Variables are now set for Source and Target Paths!" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "When running functions that work with media files, those media files must be placed in the source folder that was specified using this function!" -ForegroundColor Yellow } |