DSC, compiling a ps1 file into MOF
<p>I'm trying to configure a target node via DSC.<br>
I've created a .ps1 file with a dummy Configuration; you can see it below; it's just one of the first examples that you find in DSC sites.<br>
Now I want to compile it into .mof file.
I've executed:</p>

<pre><code>PS C:\var\DSC\Configurations&gt; . .\localhost.ps1
</code></pre>

<p>but it does nothing. The mof file doesn't appear and no error messages are thrown. 
What am I missing?</p>

<pre><code>Configuration FileResourceDemo
{
Node "localhost"
{
    File DirectoryCopy
    {
        Ensure = "Present"  # You can also set Ensure to "Absent"
        Type = "Directory" # Default is "File".
        Recurse = $true # Ensure presence of subdirectories, too
        SourcePath = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\DSCDemo\DemoSource"
        DestinationPath = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\DSCDemo\DemoDestination"    
    }

    Log AfterDirectoryCopy
    {
        # The message below gets written to the Microsoft-Windows-Desired  State Configuration/Analytic log
        Message = "Finished running the file resource with ID DirectoryCopy"
        DependsOn = "[File]DirectoryCopy" # This means run "DirectoryCopy"  first.
    }
}
} 
</code></pre>