Vista - How to - named function in script file

Ok, I had now 3 days playing with PS. Played with all the cmdlets, piped
here and there.

One thing I can't accomplish is to put even the simplest function into a
script file, load and finally use it.

What I've done:

* edited in an editor
>
function test-me
{
"outtestme"
}
>

* saved as test-me.ps1
* in PS : cd <path>
* in PS : ./test-me

Got a prompt without error (expected to have the function defined now)

* in PS : test-me

get

'Test-me' is not recognized as a cmdlet, function, operable program, or
script
file.
At line:1 char:7
+ Test-me <<<<

Where is the trick?

Thanks, Thomas

"Thomy Kay" wrote:

You would have to dot-source the file into the currently executing
powershell session

[^_^]PS[110]+>. .\test-me.ps1
[^_^]PS[111]+>test-me
outtestme

> Where is the trick?

The trick is the dot, "."

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The other thing you can do is to define a global function in the script
like:

function global:foo { "Hi there" }

-bruce

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"Thomy Kay" <thomy.kay@online.de> wrote in message
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> Soo easy! Anyway, you have to know it. Thanks!
>
> Thomy
>
> Sung M Kim wrote:
>> "Thomy Kay" wrote:
>>
>> You would have to dot-source the file into the currently executing
>> powershell session
>>
>> [^_^]PS[110]+>. .\test-me.ps1
>> [^_^]PS[111]+>test-me
>> outtestme
>>
>>> Where is the trick?
>>
>> The trick is the dot, "."
>>

Soo easy! Anyway, you have to know it. Thanks!

Thomy

Sung M Kim wrote:
> "Thomy Kay" wrote:
>
> You would have to dot-source the file into the currently executing
> powershell session
>
> [^_^]PS[110]+>. .\test-me.ps1
> [^_^]PS[111]+>test-me
> outtestme
>
>> Where is the trick?
>
> The trick is the dot, "."
>