# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Edit-File in Notepad++
# description: Fixed a script to open files for editing in Notepad++ — you may need to edit the $npp variable in the BEGIN block to put the full path in, if you didn’t run the Notepad++ installer.
# version: 0.1
# type: script
# author: Joel Bennett
# license: CC0
# x-poshcode-id: 1541
# x-archived: 2017-05-22T04:23:50
# x-published: 2010-12-17T11:58:00
#
#
<#
.Synopsis
Open a file for editing in notepad++
.Description
Opens one or more files in Notepad++, passing all the switches each time. Accepts filenames on the pipeline
.Notes
I took the "no" off the parameters, because in PowerShell you only need to enter just enough of the parameter name to differentiate ... this way each one is differentiatable by the first letter.
.Link
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/cmdLine-HOWTO.php
.Link
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/
.Link
http://poshcode.org/notepad++lexer/
.Example
Edit-File $Profile -MultiInstance -SessionOff -TabBarOff -PluginsOff
Open your Profile in a new Notepad++ window in a "notepad" like mode: multi-session, no tab bars, no previous files, no plugins.
.Example
ls *.ps1 | Edit-File -SessionOff
Open all the ps1 scripts in Notepad++ without restoring previous files.
.Example
Edit-File -language xml ~\Projects\Project1\Project1.csproj
Open the file Project1.csproj as a xml file, even though its extension is not recognized as xml...
.Parameter File
The absolute or relative path of file(s) you want to open, accepts wildcards
.Parameter MultiInstance
Notepad++ is unique instance by default. This option allows you to launch several instances of Notepad++.
.Parameter PluginsOff
Use this parameter to launch Notepad++ without loading the plugins. This parameter is useful when you want to determinate where the bad behaviour or crash come from (from the plugins or from Notepad++ itself).
.Parameter Language
This option applies the specified Language to the filesToOpen to open, allowing you to specify XML for csproj files, for example.
Valid Languages are : c, cpp, java, cs, objc, rc, html, javascript, php, vb, sql, xml, asp, perl, pascal, python, css, lua, batch, ini, nfo, tex, fortran, bash, actionscript and nsis.
.Parameter Number
Cause Notepad++ to go to the LineNumber you want after opening the file
.Parameter SessionOff
Launch Notepad++ without loading the previous session (the files opened in Notepad++ last time).
.Parameter ReadOnly
Open files in read only mode. (Alias: RO)
.Parameter TabBarOff
Turn off the tab interface. Useful if you want a minimalist session ...
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=1)]
[Alias("FullName","LiteralPath","Path")]
[string[]]
$File
,
[Parameter()]
[switch]$MultiInstance
,
[Parameter()]
[switch]$PluginsOff
,
[Parameter()]
[string]$Language
,
[Parameter(Position=2)]
[int]$Number
,
[Parameter()]
[switch]$SessionOff
,
[Parameter()]
[Alias("RO")]
[Switch]$ReadOnly
,
[Parameter()]
[Switch]$TabBarOff
)
BEGIN {
$npp = "C:\Programs\DevTools\Notepad++\notepad++.exe"
$param = @(
if($MultiInstance) { "-multiInst" }
if($PluginsOff) { "-noPlugin" }
if($Language) { "-l$Language" }
if($Number) { "-n$Number" }
if($SessionOff) { "-nosession" }
if($ReadOnly) { "-ro" }
if($TabBarOff) { "-notabbar" }
" "
) -join " "
}
PROCESS {
foreach($path in $File) {
foreach($f in Convert-Path (Resolve-Path $path)) {
$parameters = $param + """" + $f + """"
write-verbose "$npp $parameters"
[Diagnostics.Process]::Start($npp,$parameters).WaitForInputIdle(500)
}
}
}