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PSScriptRoot in ps1 script in PSv3 is empty in ISE by J Stangroome

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Type: Bug
ID: 769359
Opened: 10/31/2012 1:56:02 PM
Access Restriction: Public
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In the PSv3 documentation, $PSScriptRoot is now an automatic variable that is populated for both modules and ps1 scripts. It works from PowerShell.exe but not from the ISE
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How often does this happen?
Always Happens

Have you seen this problem before in this product?

I don't know if this issue existed previously
Reproduction Steps
1. Create a new script (eg c:\test.ps1) with the contents: gv PSScriptRoot
2. From PowerShell.exe, execute the script and see PSScriptRoot has a value.
3. From the ISE Console pane, execute the script and see PSScriptRoot had a value.
4. Open the script file in the ISE Script Pane and press F5 to run the script and see PSScriptRoot is blank.
Expected Results
The $PSScriptRoot automatic variable should have a value when run via F5 in the ISE.
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Posted by Michael Naumov on 10/31/2012 at 4:32 PM
Interesting bug.

I could reproduce it

However even in that situation

$myVar = $PSScriptRoot

works as expected and the correct value is set to $myVar

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