PowerShell/Docs/open-outlook.md
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*open-outlook.ps1*
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open-outlook.ps1
Parameters
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```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 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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