Public/Open-NotepadPlusPlus.ps1
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function Open-NotepadPlusPlus { <# .Synopsis Start NotepadPlusPlus and open any specified files .EXAMPLE Open-NotepadPlusPlus -Path .\Path\of\a\File.ps1 .EXAMPLE Open-NotepadPlusPlus .INPUTS String .OUTPUTS none .NOTES assumes notepad++.exe is within $env:PATH Install with chocolatey if needed #> [Alias('npp','Open-NPP')] param ( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)] [Alias('FullName')] [AllowNull()] [ValidateScript({ if( -not ($_ | Test-Path -PathType Leaf) ) { throw 'File does not exist' } return $true })] [String[]]$Path ) begin { if (-not (Get-Command -Name 'notepad++.exe')) { throw @' Install notepad++ choco install notepadplusplus.install '@ } if ($Path) { $FileList = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new() } } process { if ($Path) { try { foreach($File in $Path){ $FileList.Add((Resolve-Path -Path $File -ErrorAction Stop)) } } catch { [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]$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 $_ } } } end { & notepad++.exe $FileList } } |