## The *open-visual-studio.ps1* Script open-visual-studio.ps1 ## Parameters ```powershell [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Launches the Visual Studio app .DESCRIPTION This script launches the Microsoft Visual Studio application. .EXAMPLE PS> ./open-visual-studio .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> function TryLaunching { param($Path) if (test-path "$Path" -pathType leaf) { start-process "$Path" exit 0 # success } } try { TryLaunching "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" TryLaunching "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 } ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of open-visual-studio.ps1*