Module scoping problem

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1

This function works when used as a helper function inside a module or when dot sourced into the current session. But does not work when exported from a module

`
function Mount-VhdAndRunBlock
{

param
(
    # Path to VHD(x) file
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [ValidateNotNull()]
    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
    [string]
    $vhd, 

    # Script block to execute (Drive letter stored in $driveletter)
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [scriptblock]
    $block,

    # Mount the VHD(x) readonly, This is faster. Use when only reading files.
    [switch]
    $ReadOnly
)
 
# This function mounts a VHD, runs a script block and unmounts the VHD.
# Drive letter of the mounted VHD is stored in $driveLetter - can be used by script blocks
if($ReadOnly) 
{
    $virtualDisk = Mount-VHD $vhd -ReadOnly -Passthru
}
else 
{
    $virtualDisk = Mount-VHD $vhd -Passthru
}
# Workarround for new drive letters in script modules                  
$null = Get-PSDrive
$driveLetter = ($virtualDisk |
    Get-Disk |
    Get-Partition |
    Get-Volume).DriveLetter
& $block

Dismount-VHD $vhd

# Wait 2 seconds for activity to clean up
Start-Sleep -Seconds 2

}
`

`
Mount-VhdAndRunBlock -vhd $ImagePath -block { $driveLetter } -ReadOnly
`

This should return the drive letter of the vhd’s mount point. but I get nothing.

I think this is a scoping issue but I’m lost on how to fix.

2

Script blocks are a bit funny; they stay bound to the caller’s scope even when they’re passed in to a module function as a parameter. Since you’re defining $driveLetter in your module function, and the script block parameter is still bound to the caller, it can’t resolve the $driveLetter variable.

This design can be a bit of a code smell; depends on what it is you’re trying to do with that script block. However, you can create a copy of the script block that isn’t bound to any particular scope like this, and invoke that instead:

$newScriptBlock = [scriptblock]::Create($block.ToString())
& $newScriptBlock
3

Thanks that worked perfectly. I figured you would know

Where can I find some good references for how scoping works?