DSCResources/POSHOrigin_vSphere_VM/Helpers/_GetVMFolderByPath.ps1
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# Taken with love from http://www.lucd.info/2012/05/18/folder-by-path/ # with a few minor modifications function _GetVMFolderByPath{ <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieve folders by giving a path .DESCRIPTION The function will retrieve a folder by it's path. The path can contain any type of leave (folder or datacenter). .NOTES Author: Luc Dekens .PARAMETER Path The path to the folder. This is a required parameter. .PARAMETER Path The path to the folder. This is a required parameter. .PARAMETER Separator The character that is used to separate the leaves in the path. The default is '/' .EXAMPLE PS> Get-FolderByPath -Path "Folder1/Datacenter/Folder2" .EXAMPLE PS> Get-FolderByPath -Path "Folder1>Folder2" -Separator '>' #> param( [CmdletBinding()] [parameter(Mandatory)] [System.String[]]$Path, [char]$Separator = '/' ) process{ if((Get-PowerCLIConfiguration).DefaultVIServerMode -eq 'Multiple') { $vcs = $defaultVIServers } else{ $vcs = $defaultVIServers[0] } foreach($vc in $vcs) { foreach($strPath in $Path) { $root = Get-Folder -Name Datacenters -Server $vc $strPath.Split($Separator) | Foreach-Object { $root = Get-Inventory -Name $_ -Location $root -Server $vc -NoRecursion if((Get-Inventory -Location $root -NoRecursion | Select -ExpandProperty Name) -contains "vm"){ $root = Get-Inventory -Name 'vm' -Location $root -Server $vc -NoRecursion } } $root | where {$_ -is [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Inventory.FolderImpl]} | Foreach-Object { Get-Folder -Name $_.Name -Location $root.Parent -Server $vc } } } } } |