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# Microsoft PowerShell Source File -- Created with SAPIEN Technologies PrimalScript 2009
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# NAME: Out-Notepad.ps1
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# Jeffery Hicks
# http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog
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# "Those who forget to script are doomed to repeat their work."
# DATE  : 10/5/2009

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# COMMENT: Pipe PowerShell output to a temp file and open the file in Notepad

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#  * DO NOT USE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE TESTED *
#  * THOROUGHLY IN A LAB ENVIRONMENT. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  IF   *
#  * YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS SCRIPT DOES OR HOW IT WORKS, *
#  * DO NOT USE IT OUTSIDE OF A SECURE, TEST SETTING.             *
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Function Out-Notepad {
#this function is designed to take pipelined input
#example: get-process | out-notepad

    Begin {
        #create the FileSystem COM object
        $fso=new-object -com scripting.filesystemobject
        $filename=$fso.GetTempName()
        $tempfile=Join-Path $env:temp $filename
        
        #initialize a placeholder array
        $data=@()
    } #end Begin scriptblock
    
    Process {
        #add pipelined data to $data
        $data+=$_
    } #end Process scriptblock
    
    End {
        #write data to the temp file
        $data | Out-File $tempfile
        
        #open the tempfile in Notepad
        Notepad $tempfile
        
        #sleep for 5 seconds to give Notepad a chance to open the fi
        sleep 5
        
        #delete the temp file if it still exists after closing Notepad
        if (Test-Path $tempfile) {del $tempfile}
    } #end End scriptblock

} #end Function

Set-Alias on Out-Notepad
# ps | Out-Notepad