I would like help with the following ps script that I took from reddit to install fonts for all Windows 11 users, below is the original script:
#set font source location
$FontFolder = "FONT LOCATION"
$FontItem = Get-Item -Path $FontFolder
#go through all folders in source and list all fon, otf, ttc and ttf files
$FontList = Get-ChildItem -Path "$FontItem\*" -Include ('*.fon','*.otf','*.ttc','*.ttf') -Recurse
foreach ($Font in $FontList) {
Write-Host 'Installing font -' $Font.BaseName
Copy-Item $Font "C:\Windows\Fonts"
#register font for all users
New-ItemProperty -Name $Font.BaseName -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts" -PropertyType string -Value $Font.name
}
In the original script I need to set the full path of the folder where the fonts are, and if I copy this folder to another drive I have to update the path before running it, but what I need and want is for it to recognize the folder where it is being executed without me having to set the path, as happens with a batch script that starts with the command cd /d "%~dp0", like the one below that I use to install the Notepad++:
mode con lines=30 cols=70
@ECHO off
cd /d "%~dp0"
cd /d "%~dp0" && ( if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" ) && fsutil dirty query %systemdrive% 1>nul 2>nul || ( echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) : UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/k cd ""%~sdp0"" && %~s0 %params%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" && "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" && exit /B )
cls
echo.
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@echo ßß ßß
@echo ßß S O F T E H A R D S O L U T I O N S ßß
@echo ßß ßß
@echo ßß ßßßß ßßßß ßß ßß ßßßßßß ßßßßßß ßß
@echo ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßßß ßß ßß ßß ßß
@echo ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß
@echo ßß ßßßß ßßßß ßß ßß ßß ßßßßßß ßß ßß ßß
@echo ßß ßßßß ßßßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß
@echo ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß
@echo ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß
@echo ßß ßßßß ßßßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßßßßßß ßß
@echo ßß ßß
@echo ßß I N F O R M A T I C A ßß
@echo ßß ßß
@echo ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
@CHCP 1252 >NUL
@Title Silent installation of Notepad++ software version 64-bit..
echo.
echo. We are starting the silent installation of the software
echo.
echo. "Notepad++ 64-bit"
echo.
echo. When the installation is complete
echo. this message will disappear and the application
echo. will start so you can configure it before using it.
echo.
@echo OFF
FOR %%i IN ("npp*.exe") DO Set FileName="%%i"
%FileName% /S
echo. Installation completed successfully - Starting Notepad Plus Plus 64-bit!
@Start explorer.exe "%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Notepad++.lnk"
timeout /t 4
exit
I search for the equivalent "cd /d "%~dp0"" command and I just found this "$PSScriptRoot", did anyone knows if this will solve my problem?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Best Regards
As you correctly stated the variable $PSScriptRoot is exactly what you need
$FontList = Get-ChildItem -Path $PSScriptRoot -Include ('*.fon','*.otf','*.ttc','*.ttf') -Recurse
Beaware that the variable $PSScriptRoot is not populated in the following scenarios: