How to get binary module location on disk from the module itself?

Question

The binary PowerShell module I'm developing needs to know its physical location on disk at the machine it is installed on.

Is it possible to get it from the Cmdlet class? If so, how?

Richard · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-28 10:41:57Z

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Any .NET assembly (and a PowerShell binary module is a .NET assembly) has properties contains this information. In C#:

var myPath = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase;

Also in a script module $PSScriptRoot is the location of the current script; in V3 this appears to be set in any script.

answered Feb 28, 2013 at 10:41

Richard

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