Submitted By: Kent Finkle

Uses Windows PowerShell to verify that a folder exists.

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#  Script name:    ExistsDir.ps1
#  Created on:     2006-09-18
#  Author:         Kent Finkle
#  Purpose:        Verify Whether or Not a Directory Exists with PowerShell.

function Exists-Dir($path) {

    if ([IO.Directory]::Exists($path))
    {
        return $true;
    }
    else
    {
        return $false;
    }
}

$path = "c:\scripts\"

if (Exists-Dir($path)) 
{
    $msg = [string]::concat($path, " exists");
}
else
{
    $msg = [string]::concat($path, " does not exist");
}

[Console]::WriteLine($msg);

$path = "c:\scripts2\"

if (Exists-Dir($path)) 
{
    $msg = [string]::concat($path, " exists");
}
else
{
    $msg = [string]::concat($path, " does not exist");
}

[Console]::WriteLine($msg);