Functions/GenXdev.AI/Invoke-WinMerge.ps1
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################################################################################ <# .SYNOPSIS Launches WinMerge to compare two files. .DESCRIPTION Opens WinMerge application to compare source and target files side by side. Optionally waits for WinMerge to close before continuing. .PARAMETER SourcecodeFilePath The path to the source file to compare. .PARAMETER TargetcodeFilePath The path to the target file to compare against. .PARAMETER Wait If specified, waits for WinMerge to close before continuing. .EXAMPLE Invoke-WinMerge -SourcecodeFilePath "file1.txt" -TargetcodeFilePath "file2.txt" .EXAMPLE Invoke-WinMerge "file1.txt" "file2.txt" -Wait #> function Invoke-WinMerge { [CmdletBinding()] param( ################################################################################ [Parameter( Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = "Path to the source file to compare" )] [string]$SourcecodeFilePath, ################################################################################ [Parameter( Mandatory = $true, Position = 1, HelpMessage = "Path to the target file to compare against" )] [string]$TargetcodeFilePath, ################################################################################ [Parameter( Mandatory = $false, Position = 2, HelpMessage = "Wait for WinMerge to close before continuing" )] [switch]$Wait ################################################################################ ) begin { # verify winmerge is installed Write-Verbose "Verifying WinMerge installation..." AssureWinMergeInstalled } process { # prepare process start parameters $processArgs = @{ FilePath = 'WinMergeU.exe' ArgumentList = $SourcecodeFilePath, $TargetcodeFilePath } # add wait parameter if specified if ($Wait) { $processArgs['Wait'] = $true } # launch winmerge with the specified parameters Write-Verbose "Launching WinMerge..." Start-Process @processArgs } end { } } ################################################################################ |