Fixed logfile path

Ping_Monitor.ps1

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ $addressDefinitions = @(
     "8.8.8.8-9"  # Using range notation for cleaner definition
 )
 
-# Set up logging configuration
-$logFolder = ".\Logs"
+# Set up logging configuration - Use absolute path to avoid system32 issues
+$scriptPath = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
+$logFolder = Join-Path $scriptPath "LogsPing"
 $logFile = Join-Path $logFolder "network_monitor.log"
 $statLogFile = Join-Path $logFolder "statistics.log"
 $csvLogFile = Join-Path $logFolder "ping_data.csv"
@@ -15,15 +16,32 @@ $errorLogFile = Join-Path $logFolder "errors.log"
 
 # Create log directory if it doesn't exist
 if (-not (Test-Path $logFolder)) {
-    New-Item -Path $logFolder -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
+    try {
+        New-Item -Path $logFolder -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+        Write-Host "Created log directory: $logFolder" -ForegroundColor Green
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "Error creating log directory: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+        exit 1
+    }
 }
 
 # Initialize log files with headers - Use streamwriter for lower memory footprint
-$null = if (-not (Test-Path $csvLogFile)) {
-    $csvStream = [System.IO.StreamWriter]::new($csvLogFile)
-    $csvStream.WriteLine("Timestamp,IPAddress,Status,ResponseTime,SuccessRate")
-    $csvStream.Close()
-    $csvStream.Dispose()
+try {
+    if (-not (Test-Path $csvLogFile)) {
+        # Ensure directory exists
+        $csvDir = Split-Path -Parent $csvLogFile
+        if (-not (Test-Path $csvDir)) {
+            New-Item -Path $csvDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+        }
+        
+        $csvStream = [System.IO.StreamWriter]::new($csvLogFile)
+        $csvStream.WriteLine("Timestamp,IPAddress,Status,ResponseTime,SuccessRate")
+        $csvStream.Close()
+        $csvStream.Dispose()
+        Write-Host "Created CSV log file: $csvLogFile" -ForegroundColor Green
+    }
+} catch {
+    Write-Host "Error creating CSV log file: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
 }
 
 # Prepare log streamwriters - more memory efficient than Out-File
@@ -44,11 +62,22 @@ function Write-Log {
     $timestamp = Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'
     $logLine = "$timestamp - $Message"
     
-    # Use streamwriter instead of Out-File
-    $stream = [System.IO.StreamWriter]::new($LogPath, $true)
-    $stream.WriteLine($logLine)
-    $stream.Close()
-    $stream.Dispose()
+    # Use streamwriter instead of Out-File with error handling
+    try {
+        # Ensure directory exists
+        $logDir = Split-Path -Parent $LogPath
+        if (-not (Test-Path $logDir)) {
+            New-Item -Path $logDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+        }
+        
+        $stream = [System.IO.StreamWriter]::new($LogPath, $true)
+        $stream.WriteLine($logLine)
+        $stream.Close()
+        $stream.Dispose()
+    } catch {
+        # Fall back to console output if file writing fails
+        Write-Host "Failed to write to log file $LogPath. Error: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+    }
     
     if (-not $NoConsole) {
         Write-Host $logLine
@@ -174,10 +203,14 @@ function Write-PingDataLog {
     $statusText = if ($Status) { "UP" } else { "DOWN" }
     $timestamp = Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'
     
-    $stream = [System.IO.StreamWriter]::new($csvLogFile, $true)
-    $stream.WriteLine("$timestamp,$Address,$statusText,$ResponseTime,$SuccessRate")
-    $stream.Close()
-    $stream.Dispose()
+    try {
+        $stream = [System.IO.StreamWriter]::new($csvLogFile, $true)
+        $stream.WriteLine("$timestamp,$Address,$statusText,$ResponseTime,$SuccessRate")
+        $stream.Close()
+        $stream.Dispose()
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "Error writing to CSV log file: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+    }
 }
 
 # Function to log statistics periodically - streamwriter based
@@ -237,6 +270,14 @@ function Invoke-MemoryCleanup {
     [System.GC]::Collect()
 }
 
+# Display script information
+Write-Host "Network Monitoring Tool" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "======================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Log Directory: $logFolder" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+Write-Host "Monitoring these IPs: $($addresses -join ', ')" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+Write-Host "Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to exit..." -ForegroundColor Green
+$null = Read-Host
+
 # Main monitoring loop
 try {
     $pingInterval = 1  # seconds between pings