Public/Get-ItemFromClipboard.ps1
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function Get-ItemFromClipboard { <# .Synopsis Get file path from clipboard .DESCRIPTION Trims single and double quotes from path stored in clipboard then passes results to Get-Item for use primarily with Windows Explorer "Copy Path" Get-ItemFromClipboard trims single and double quotes from around path and then pipes result into Get-Item #> try { (Get-Clipboard).Trim('"',"'") | Get-Item -ErrorAction Stop } catch { [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]$e = $_ [PSCustomObject]@{ Type = $e.Exception.GetType().FullName Exception = $e.Exception.Message Reason = $e.CategoryInfo.Reason Target = $e.CategoryInfo.TargetName Script = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptName Line = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber Column = $e.InvocationInfo.OffsetInLine } # throw $_ } } |