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+@echo off
+setlocal
+
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -Command "& '%~dp0startcode.ps1'" %*
diff --git a/startcode.ps1 b/startcode.ps1
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+
+# In the case the .dotnet folder exists, need to assume it's possibly where the
+# dotnet sdk listed by global.json exists. Rather than parsing out global.json,
+# checking for matches in that directory (non-trivial), just put it first on the
+# path, enable mulit-level lookup and start code.
+$dotnetPath = Join-Path (Get-Location) ".dotnet"
+if (Test-Path $dotnetPath) {
+  $env:DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP=1
+  $env:PATH="$dotnetPath;$env:PATH"
+}
+
+code .
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