Copy a file and send that copy via email on a loop

PandaPoodle 

Some error handling and checking 🙂 

function Test-FileLock {
    param (
        [parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path
    )
  
    $oFile = New-Object System.IO.FileInfo $Path
  
    if ((Test-Path -Path $Path) -eq $false) {
        return $false
    }
  
    try {
        $oStream = $oFile.Open([System.IO.FileMode]::Open, [System.IO.FileAccess]::ReadWrite, [System.IO.FileShare]::None)
  
        if ($oStream) {
            $oStream.Close()
        }
        $false
    }
    catch {
        # file is locked by a process.
        return $true
    }
}
  
  
while ($true) {
    #Copying file to other location but checking if it's in use first
    if ((Test-Filelock -path d:\backup\filename.txt) -eq $False) {
        Copy-Item -Path c:\temp\filename.txt -Destination d:\backup -Force:$true
  
        #Sending mail with the file
        Send-MailMessage -SmtpServer smtp.domain.local -port 25 -Subject "Emailing the file" -Body  "See attached file" -Attachments d:\backup\filename.txt -To "Email address removed" -From "Email address removed"
    }
  
    #Wait for 1 hour
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 3600
}