Start-DSCEAscan -OutputPath folder doesn't exist before execution

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If the folder specified in -OutputPath doesn't exist prior to running Start-DSCEAscan, the scan will run and will fail when attempting to save the output, losing all of your data.

The CmdLet should gracefully check for the existence of the folder before starting any scans, or perhaps go ahead and create one if it doesn't already exist.

`PS C:\Users\user\Desktop> Start-DSCEAscan -MofFile .\localhost.mof -ComputerName COMPUTER -OutputPath .\DSCEA -Verbose
VERBOSE: DSCEA Scan has started
VERBOSE: Connectivity testing complete
VERBOSE: Initiating DSCEA scan on COMPUTER
VERBOSE: Processing Compliance Testing...
VERBOSE: Total Scan Time: 00:23:55
Export-Clixml : Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\user\Desktop\DSCEA\results.20190618-1508-48.xml'.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\DSCEA\1.2.0.0\Functions\Start-DSCEAscan.ps1:383 char:16

• ... $results | Export-Clixml -Path (Join-Path -Path $OutputPath -Child ...

•             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : OpenError: (:) [Export-Clixml], DirectoryNotFoundException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : FileOpenFailure,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ExportClixmlCommand`