Get-ENVPathFolders Function

Get-ENVPathFolders.psm1

Function Get-ENVPathFolders {     
   <#
   .Synopsis Split $env:Path into an array
   .Notes      
     - Handle 1) folders ending in a backslash 2) double-quoted folders 3) folders with semicolons 4) folders with spaces 5) double-semicolons I.e. blanks
     - Example path: 'C:\WINDOWS\;"C:\Path with semicolon; in the middle";"E:\Path with semicolon at the end;";;C:\Program Files;'
     - 2018/01/30 by [email protected] - Created
   .Link    http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/chsimmons/archive/2018/01/30/parse-envpath-with-powershell/
   #>
   $PathArray = @()
   $env:Path.ToString().TrimEnd(';') -split '(?=["])' | ForEach-Object { #remove a trailing semicolon from the path then split it into an array using a double-quote as the delimiter keeping the delimiter
      If ($_ -eq '";') { # throw away a blank line
      } ElseIf ($_.ToString().StartsWith('";')) { # if line starts with "; remove the "; and any trailing backslash
         $PathArray += ($_.ToString().TrimStart('";')).TrimEnd('\')
      } ElseIf ($_.ToString().StartsWith('"')) {  # if line starts with " remove the " and any trailing backslash
         $PathArray += ($_.ToString().TrimStart('"')).TrimEnd('\') #$_ + '"'
      } Else {                                    # split by semicolon and remove any trailing backslash
         $_.ToString().Split(';') | ForEach-Object { If ($_.Length -gt 0) { $PathArray += $_.TrimEnd('\') } }
      }
   }
   Return $PathArray
}