<# .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 }