PowerShell Module Creation

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I am attempting to create a custom PowerShell module and have included in a new directory called MyModule a .psm1 module file with a few simple functions and a .psd1 manifest file. This directory is stored in one of the locations specified in $env:PSModulePath.

When I attempt to import the new module I get the following error:

PS> Import-Module MyModule
Import-Module : The specified module 'MyModule' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory.
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-Module MyModule
+ CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (MyModule:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

The directory I am calling Import-Module on has the same name as the psm1 file as well.

Directory: C:\MyModule

Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name                                                                                                                                                                           
----                -------------         ------ ----                                                                                                                                                                           
-a----         9/3/2016   1:40 PM           2595 MyModule.psd1                                                                                                                                                                  
-a----         9/3/2016   1:06 PM           1718 MyModule.psm1

I have been using the following resource as a guide: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878324(v=vs.85).aspx

What am I missing?

Thank you in advance.

briantist · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-04 17:03:13Z

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The directory that's in PSModulePath needs to contain one or more directories which match the module name. In other words, C:\MyModule should not be explicitly in the PSModulePath, instead you should add something like C:\PSModules to the path, then within that directory, you'd have \MyModule which contains your module and manifest.

answered Sep 4, 2016 at 17:03

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