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PS transcript logging in script not working "path is null"

Hi,

I cannot seem to make this transcript logging (which I want to add to my scripts running as scheduled taks, working).
It should create a logs folder (when not existing) and log to a folder where the script runs. Cleanup is also included.
Whatever I do, I always get "Split-Path : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null."

Please advise.
J.

This is the code

### START TRANSCRIPT LOGGING ###
    Stop-Transcript -ErrorAction Ignore #if it runs, stop it
    #$ScriptPath 	= (Split-Path ((Get-Variable MyInvocation).Value).MyCommand.Path)
    $ScriptPath = (Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path) #  + "\"
    $Logfilename =  $MyInvocation.MyCommand
    $LogfileLocation = "$ScriptPath\Logging"
    if (!$LogfileLocation) {New-Item -Type directory  -Path $LogfileLocation -force -ea 0}
    $files = Get-ChildItem $LogfileLocation | sort LastWriteTime
    if($files.Count -gt 10){remove-item ($LogfileLocation + '\' + $files[0].Name) -Force}
    Start-Transcript -Path "$LogfileLocation\$LogfileName-$([datetime]::Now.ToString('dd-MM-yyyy hh-mm')).log" -IncludeInvocationHeader
    ################################

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oBdA

You're either pasting that directly into the console to test it, or you're running it in the ISE without saving it first.
You can only use $MyInvocation in this way if an actual script is executed.

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Works for me an no other input received on that what helped me.

PS transcript logging in script not working &quot;path is null&quot;

PS transcript logging in script not working "path is null"