You know those times that you need to show a log file or some text file?
<#
.Synopsis
Open NotePad with the specified filename
.Description
Open NotePad with the specified filename
.Parameter FileName
Name of text file to open
.Parameter ScrollToEnd
Scroll to the bottom of the opened file
.Parameter Wait
Wait for Notepad to close before continuing script
.Parameter Kill
Kill Notepad after Timeout -Requires Wait
.Parameter TimeOut
Timeout period in seconds - default = 300 - Requires Wait
.Example
Show-TextFile -FileName 'C:\Some path\folder\filename.txt' -ScrollToEnd -Wait -Kill -TimeOut 30
#>
function Show-TextFile {
param (
[string]$FileName,
[switch]$ScrollToEnd,
[switch]$Wait,
[switch]$Kill,
[int]$TimeOut = 300
)
if (Test-Path -Path $FileName) {
$proc = Start-Process -FilePath 'NotePad.exe' -ArgumentList "$FileName" -NoNewWindow -PassThru
if ($ScrollToEnd) {
# Use VBScript to send Ctrl-End keystroke to Notepad
$wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell
$title = Split-Path -path $FileName -Leaf
Start-Sleep -seconds 0.5
$wshell.AppActivate($title) | Out-Null
$wshell.SendKeys('^{END}') | Out-Null
}
if ($Wait) {
Write-Host "To continue, close Notepad for '$FileName'"
if (-not (Wait-Process -InputObject $proc -Timeout $TimeOut -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
if (-not $Proc.HasExited) {
if ($Kill) {
Write-Host "Closed Notepad for $FileName"
Stop-Process -InputObject $proc -Force
} }
}
}
}
else {
Write-Warning "Show-TextFile -FileName not found: $FileName"
}
} # Show-TextFile