Invoke-UltraEdit.ps1: integrate your favorite text editor with the Powershell pipeline
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.Synopsis Opens the desired file(s) in UltraEdit. .Description The file(s) you specify on the command line or the pipeline will be opened in UltraEdit. We'll launch a new copy of the app, but only if necessary. The pipeline supports many varieties of objects via my Get-FullPath script. Put this in your $profile: PS> . "c:\path\to\invoke-ultraedit.ps1" PS> set-alias ue invoke-ultraedit .Parameter File Path to the file being opened. Any object that contains such a path as a property named FullName, Path, etc. will do. .Example PS> # open foo.txt in UltraEdit PS> ue foo.txt .Example PS> # open any project files that contain a HintPath element PS> dir -r -fil *csproj | ss hintpath | ue .ReturnValue .Link #Requires -Version 2.0 function Invoke-UltraEdit { [CmdletBinding()] Param( [Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [psobject] $file ) Begin { # this path isn't stored anywhere in the registry - you may need to adjust it $ue = join-path $programFilesX86 "IDM Computer Solutions\UltraEdit\Uedit32.exe" # If UltraEdit isn't running yet, launching it will hang the console until it exits # Same deal if there's an elevated UltraEdit process running but our shell is not elevated Function HaveToStartNewEditor { # If there is at least one process whose handle we have permission to grab, we're ok. $haveToStart = $true get-process (dir $ue).basename -ea SilentlyContinue | % { if ($_.Handle -ne $null) { $haveToStart = $false } } return $haveToStart } } Process { while (HaveToStartNewEditor) { invoke-item $ue sleep 2 } # launch with option to use existing window |
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