# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Get-Path
# description: Get-Path converts relative paths to drive or PSProvider -qualified paths.
# version: 0.1
# type: function
# author: Joel Bennett
# license: CC0
# function: Get-Path
# x-poshcode-id: 3054
# x-archived: 2012-02-05T03:20:18
# x-published: 2012-11-19T15:05:00
#
# Like Resolve-Path, but without requiring the path to exist ;-)
# 11.19.2011: beefarino fixed an issue with missing \ in output’s drive spec. E.g., output was coming c:share\file.txt instead of c:\share\file.txt
#
function Get-Path {
[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName="DriveQualified")]
Param(
[Parameter(Position=0,ValueFromPipeline=$true,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)]
[Alias("PSPath")]
[String]
$Path,
[Parameter()]
[Switch]$ResolvedPath,
[Parameter(ParameterSetName="ProviderQualified")]
[Switch]$ProviderQualified
)
$Drive = $Provider = $null
$PSPath = $PSCmdlet.SessionState.Path
if($ResolvedPath -and $ProviderQualified) {
$ProviderPaths = $PSPath.GetResolvedProviderPathFromPSPath($Path, [ref]$Provider)
} else {
$ProviderPaths = @($PSPath.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath($Path, [ref]$Provider, [ref]$Drive))
if($ResolvedPath) {
$ProviderPaths = $PSPath.GetResolvedProviderPathFromProviderPath($ProviderPaths[0], $Provider)
}
}
foreach($p in $ProviderPaths) {
if($ProviderQualified -or ($Drive -eq $null)) {
if(!$PSPath.IsProviderQualified($p)) {
$p = $Provider.Name + '::' + $p
}
} else {
if($PSPath.IsProviderQualified($p)) {
$p = $p -replace [regex]::Escape( ($Provider.Name + "::") )
}
$p = $p.Replace($Drive.Root, $Drive.Name + ":\")
}
$p
}
}