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 Designed for taking the clipboard contents from Windows Explorer "Copy Path" into PowerShell. #> try { (Get-Clipboard).Trim('"',"'") | Where-Object {(Test-Path -Path $_ ) -eq $true} | Get-Item -ErrorAction Ignore } catch { [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]$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 $_ } } |