Open file in chosen application in PowerShell

Question

I would like to open a file using the cmdln in PowerShell with a particular application.

In my case, I have a file scripts.js which I'd like to open in Notepad++ but which would normally open in regular notepad.exe if I did this: Invoke-Item .\scripts.js

What should I do to open that file in Notepad++?

Answer 1

By using Start-Process you can do:

$FileLocation = 'C:\temp\test\scripts.js'
Start-Process notepad++ $FileLocation

Answer 2

Use the call operator and pass the file as an argument to the program you want to open it with:

& 'C:\path\to\notepad++.exe' '.\script.js'