PowerShell/docs/open-visual-studio.md

The *open-visual-studio.ps1* Script
===========================

open-visual-studio.ps1 


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


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

Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Launches Visual Studio
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script launches the Microsoft Visual Studio application.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./open-visual-studio.ps1
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

function tryToLaunch { param($filePath)
	if (Test-Path "$filePath" -pathType leaf) {
		Start-Process "$filePath"
		exit 0 # success
	}
}

try {
	tryToLaunch "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"
	tryToLaunch "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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