PowerShell/docs/open-outlook.md

The *open-outlook.ps1* Script
===========================

open-outlook.ps1 


Parameters
----------
```powershell


[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Launches the Microsoft Outlook app
.DESCRIPTION
	This script launches the Microsoft Outlook email application.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./open-outlook
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

function TryToExec { param($Folder, $Binary)
        if (test-path "$Folder/$Binary" -pathType leaf) {
                start-process "$Folder/$Binary" -WorkingDirectory "$Folder"
                exit 0 # success
        }
}

try {
	TryToExec "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16" "OUTLOOK.EXE"
	TryToExec "C:\Programs\Microsoft Office\Office14" "OUTLOOK.EXE"
	throw "It seems Outlook isn't installed yet."
} catch {
	& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "Sorry: $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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