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PowerShell ISE does not detect changes to a file open in PowerShell ISE when that file is modified outside of PowerShell ISE.

Votes from Connect: 3

Original Date Submitted: 10/27/2015 6:11:19 PM

Description:
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Handle: jwirl
Site Name: PowerShell
Feedback ID: 1950051

Frequency: PowerShell ISE
Regression: 1. Open a script file in PowerShell ISE.
2. Open up the same script file in another editor i.e. notepad++ or Microsoft Visual Studio
3. Make a change to the script file in the other editor and save it.
4. Return to PowerShell ISE, it does not warn you that the script file has been changed else where and it does not re-load the script file into the ISE window.
5. Make a change to the script file in PowerShell ISE and save it.
6. Switch back to the other editor, it warns you that the file has been modified and asks you do you want to reload.
7. When you click 'Yes' to reload it loads the file and you loose the changes you made in the alternative editor.

Problem Description:
PowerShell ISE does not detect changes to a file open in PowerShell ISE when that file is modified outside of PowerShell ISE.

When a file that you have opened in PowerShell ISE is modified outside of ISE, when you return to the PowerShell ISE window it does not detect this and then you can go ahead and make a change in PowerShell ISE and loose the changes that were made outside of PowerShell ISE.

Product Studio item created by Connect Synchronizer due to creation of feedback ID 1950051 (http://connect.microsoft.com/PowerShell/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=1950051).

Repro Steps:
1. Open a script file in PowerShell ISE.
2. Open up the same script file in another editor i.e. notepad++ or Microsoft Visual Studio
3. Make a change to the script file in the other editor and save it.
4. Return to PowerShell ISE, it does not warn you that the script file has been changed else where and it does not re-load the script file into the ISE window.
5. Make a change to the script file in PowerShell ISE and save it.
6. Switch back to the other editor, it warns you that the file has been modified and asks you do you want to reload.
7. When you click 'Yes' to reload it loads the file and you loose the changes you made in the alternative editor.

Expected Results:
If the file you are editing in PowerShell ISE is modified outside of that environment then PowerShell ISE should detect this when you return to the PowerShell ISE window and ask if you want to reload the file. This process is especially common when you are saving script file versions to a source code repository such as git, subversion etc.

Internal BugId: 15926

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