Vista - Set a variable in a function then pass it off?

I'm using a function a build a list of directories to check and see if all
files were deleted. Problem is I'm stuck in the foreach loop and it will
email on every file it finds still sitting in the directory built by the
function. I just want one email stating success or failure with the
$loc.fullpath listed in the email. I know this is probably really easy but I
just need some input at this point.


Function Check
{
Foreach ($f in $DirList)
{
$first = $args[0]
$second = $args[1]
If (!(Test-Path -path $first$second$f))
{
Write-Output $first$second$f "does not exist!"
}Else
{
set-Location $first$second$f
$VarList = Get-ChildItem *.*
If ($Varlist -eq $Null)
{
**Email Success**
}Else
{
**Email Failure**
}

}

}

}

I was thinking about having an empty array and building it after each pass
through all the directories but how would I make that array available outside
the function? I tried write-host'ing the content to the screen but it was
blank.

"akcorr" wrote:

akcorr wrote:This would be a PowerShell scope issue.

You can declare this at the beginning of your script:
[array]$script:my_array

Then each time you want to write or each the array:
$script:my_array

PSH>help about_scope

(I'm using the v2 CTP, that help topic should be available with v1.)

Marco

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Thanks Marco I read up on it!

"Marco Shaw [MVP]" wrote:

Since this in a foreach loop everytime it runs through it erases data from a
pervious loop. Is there a way to append to an array rather than dumping new
data in it?

"akcorr" wrote:

"akcorr" <akcorr@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:38A5A722-F82E-4365-8CC9-54143E74AFE5@xxxxxxWhy don't you just have the function "output" the item i.e don't capture it
in a variable and it will contribute to the function's output. The caller
of the function will receive either nothing (nothing output), a scalar (one
item found) or an array (multiple items found):

function GetFiles($path) {
get-childitem $path -recurse | where {!$_.PSIsContainer}
}

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Keith

akcorr wrote:Shortcut:
PS> [array]$script:my_array+="foo"
PS> [array]$script:my_array+="bar"
PS> $script:my_array
foo
bar

Guys,

Thanks for you help! Everything looks good except one issue. If the job is
successful $script:List should be $null. Thats exactly what happens when I
type it at the prompt but when using it in a IF statement to check if it's
$null and email me the results System.Collections.Hashtable shows up? Any
ideas?


"Marco Shaw [MVP]" wrote: