Load script from PowerShell ISE's command environment

Question

Is there a way to open a script file ($profile or otherwise) from within the IDE's command environment (PS> prompt), such that it loads in the IDE itself?

# loads the current user/current host profile in Notepad (probably because .PS1 is associated w/ Notepad.exe)
PS > ii $profile

# same for any random script file
PS > ii .\Foo.ps1

I changed the "open with" property of my .ps1 files to powershell ise. Then "ii $profile" will open my profile in ise. — wallybh
– wallybh, Commented Jun 3, 2015 at 20:31

Ryan Bemrose · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-03 17:07:41Z

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Instead of Invoke-Item, just use ise. When run from the ISE, it will load the file.

PS> ise myscript.ps1

To make Invoke-Item behave like you want (as well as double-clicking from Explorer), you can associate .ps1 files with powershell_ise.exe. Here is a blog post explaining how to do this if you need it.

answered Jun 3, 2015 at 17:07

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craig Over a year ago

In the interim (awaiting an answer), I decided to make an alias to the IDE using that very alias, only discover that it already existed.

craig Over a year ago

The ise command seems to choose a ISE at random if multiple ISEs are open. You would think that it would select the ISE from which the command is executed.

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