functions/Get-ExtractOutput.ps1


<#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Get the output file
         
    .DESCRIPTION
        Get the full path of the "latest" file from the workpath of the runbook / extraction process
         
    .PARAMETER Path
        Path to the workpath where the runbook has been persisting files
         
    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> Get-ExtractOutput -Path "C:\temp\work_directory"
         
        Returns the full path of the latest written file from the "C:\temp\work_directory" path
         
    .NOTES
         
        Author: Mötz Jensen (@Splaxi)
         
#>

function Get-ExtractOutput {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (

        [Alias('WorkPath')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [string] $Path
    )
    
    $files = Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -Recurse -File
    $files | Sort-Object -Property LastWriteTime | Select-Object -Last 1 -ExpandProperty FullName
}