PSData.ImportUtility.psm1
function Import-PowerShellData { <# .SYNOPSIS Loads data from *.psd1 files to variable. .DESCRIPTION Wrapper around 'Import-PowerShellDataFile' Cmdlet. Loads Data to a variable sharing its name with the base filename of the Data File. .PARAMETER Path Specifies the path to a valid *.psd1 (PowerShell Data) file. .PARAMETER Scope Specifies the variable scope. (Global,Local,Script) .EXAMPLE PS> Import-PowerShellData -Path 'C:\path\to\some\foo.psd1' PS> $foo .EXAMPLE PS> Import-PowerShellData -Path 'C:\another\path\to\some\bar.psd1' PS> $bar .LINK about_PSDataImportUtility #> param( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidatePattern("[A-Za-z]+\.psd1")] [string]$Path, [ValidateSet('Global','Script','Local')] [string]$Scope = 'Global' ) $FileName = Split-Path $Path -leaf $FileName = $FileName -replace '.psd1','' $PSData = Import-PowerShellDataFile -Path $Path New-Variable -Name $FileName -Value $PSData -Scope $Scope } |