I'm trying to search the contents of text files on remote computers from computers.txt which includes
Pc1
Pc2
Pc3
Pc4
And export it using export-excel PowerShell module
using this code:
$directory = $PSScriptRoot
$computers = Get-Content -Path $directory\computers.txt
$searchwords = 'word1','word2','word3'
Foreach ($computer in $computers) {
$path = "\\$computer\C$\test\logs"
Foreach ($sw in $searchwords) {
$excel = Get-Childitem -path $path -recurse -Include "*.txt" |
Select-string -pattern "$sw" |
Select-object pattern, linenumber, line, path |
Export-excel $file -autosize -startrow 1 -tablename pattern -worksheetname "errors" -passthru
$ws = $excel.workbook.worksheets['errors']
$excel.save()
}
}
The problem is that it will only export the contents of pc4 which is the last in the computers.txt list.
Thanks in advance
Adding the -append switch on export-excel will get this working.
It was added as part of the release on 10/30/2017 - https://github.com/dfinke/ImportExcel#whats-new-in-release-52
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I am trying to display data within an Excel document where Column A displays the server name and column B displays the .NET version. I'm running into an issue exporting to a .csv because it says that the file path does not exist. I would like some guidance on how I can resolve that issue and how I can display data on the two columns within Excel.
$Servers =
(
"test"
)
foreach ($Server in $Servers)
{
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Server -ScriptBlock {
Write-Output "$(hostname)"
Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP' -Recurse | Get-ItemProperty -Name Version,Release -EA 0 | where { $_.PSChildName -match '^(?!S)\p{L}'} | select PSChildName, Version, Release | Select -ExpandProperty Version | Sort-Object Version | Export-Csv -Path C:\Users\User\Desktop\example.csv
}
The main issue is that you're using Export-Csv on the remote hosts since it is inside the Invoke-Command script block, and the likeable error is because the path you are using as export doesn't exist on those hosts.
It's also worth noting that Invoke-Command can run in parallel, -ComputerName as well as -Session can take an array, this removes the need for the foreach loop as well as it is much faster / efficient.
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $servers -ScriptBlock {
Write-Host "Working on $($env:COMPUTERNAME)..."
Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP' -Recurse |
Get-ItemProperty -Name Version, Release -EA 0 |
ForEach-Object {
if($_.PSChildName -notmatch '^(?!S)\p{L}') {
return # skip this
}
[pscustomobject]#{
HostName = $env:COMPUTERNAME
Version = $_.Version
}
} | Sort-Object Version
} -HideComputerName | Select-Object * -ExcludeProperty RunspaceID |
Export-Csv -Path C:\Users\User\Desktop\example.csv -NoTypeInformation
Im am making some progress on my script that automatically updates links in excel files without opening them. I have successfully made the function work on a single file with inputs of file name and text to replace. Now I am trying to scale this so that it does the same actions for all files in the script directory.
Here is how the script goes with comments on steps:
# This part will be responsible from fetching the week number to replace from the script directory name, currently I am testing with pre-determined number
# $wk = Get-Item -Path $PWD | Select-Object -Property BaseName
# $wknn = "$wk".Substring(13,2) -as [int]
$wknn = 41
$wkold = $wknn-1
$wkprev = $wknn-2
$DefaultFiles = Get-ChildItem | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*.xls*"}
ForEach($File in $DefaultFiles)
{
# Build ZIP file name
$zipFile = $_ -ireplace [regex]::Escape(".xlsb"), ".zip"
# Create temporary folder
$parent = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath();
[string] $guid = [System.Guid]::NewGuid();
$tempFolder = Join-Path $parent $guid;
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $tempFolder;
# Rename file to ZIP
Rename-Item -Path $_ -NewName $zipFile
# Not using Expand-Archive because it changes the ZIP format
C:\7z\7za.exe x "$zipFile" -o"$tempFolder"
# Replace old text with new text. First replace wk-1 to wk and then wk-2 to wk-1
$fileNames = Get-ChildItem -Path $tempFolder -Recurse -Include *.rels
foreach ($file in $fileNames)
{
(Get-Content -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $file.FullName) |
Foreach-Object { $_ -replace $wkold, $wknn } |
Foreach-Object { $_ -replace $wkprev, $wkold } |
Set-Content $file.FullName
}
# Changing working folder because 7Zip option -w doesn't work
Set-Location -Path $tempfolder
# Update archive with new files. Not using Compress-Archive because it changes the ZIP format
C:\7z\7za.exe u -r "$zipFile" *.*
# Rename file back to XLSB
Rename-Item -Path $zipFile -NewName $_
#Move the final .xlsb file back to the script root
move-Item -Path $_ -destination $PSScriptRoot
#Set location to script root to start over
Set-Location -Path $PSScriptRoot
}
}
I am running into problems with the forEach loop. I am unsure on how do I refer to the file name within the first loop at the Build Zip File Name step. And how do I refer to the output file when i Want to move it to the script root afterwards. Also I suspect that stacking of forEach loops may be not as simple and require extra steps within the code, but due to me just starting out in C I dont have the experience and could not find a simple answer to my problem.
I would really appreciate some assistance with the syntax in my code :)
I would create a temporary folder outside the main loop and set the working directory to that folder. Then remove the folder and reset the working directory when all is done.
Also, there is no need to rename the finished zip file first and then move it back to its original location, because you can do that with the Move-Item cmdlet at the same time.
Try:
$wknn = 41
$wkold = $wknn - 1
$wkprev = $wknn - 2
$7zipExe = 'C:\7z\7za.exe' # path to 7za.exe
$sourcePath = $PSScriptRoot # path to where the Excel files are
# Create temporary folder
$tempFolder = Join-Path -Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) -ChildPath ((New-Guid).Guid)
$null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $tempFolder -Force
# retrieve a collection of Excel files (FullNames only).
# If you ONLY want .xlsb files, set the Filter to '*.xlsb'
$excelFiles = (Get-ChildItem -Path $sourcePath -Filter '*.xls*' -File).FullName
# Changing working folder because 7Zip option -w doesn't work
Set-Location -Path $tempfolder
foreach($File in $excelFiles) {
# Build ZIP file name
$zipFile = [System.IO.Path]::ChangeExtension($File, '.zip')
# Rename file to ZIP
Rename-Item -Path $File -NewName $zipFile
# Not using Expand-Archive because it changes the ZIP format
& $7zipExe x "$zipFile" -o"$tempFolder" | Out-Null
# Replace old text with new text. First replace wk-1 to wk and then wk-2 to wk-1
Get-ChildItem -Path $tempFolder -Recurse -Filter '*.rels' -File | ForEach-Object {
(Get-Content -Path $_.FullName -Raw) -replace $wkold, $wknn -replace $wkprev, $wkold |
Set-Content $_.FullName
}
# Update archive with new files. Not using Compress-Archive because it changes the ZIP format
& $7zipExe u -r "$zipFile" *.* | Out-Null
# Rename and Move the updated file back to the original location (overwrite)
Move-Item -Path $zipFile -Destination $File -Force
# remove all files from the temporary folder to start fresh
Remove-Item -Path "$tempfolder\*" -Recurse -Force
}
# Set location back to script root
Set-Location -Path $PSScriptRoot
# remove the temporary folder
Remove-Item -Path $tempfolder -Recurse -Force
I'm new to Power shell. I have a number of excel files (500+) having a column Animal Count that I would like to save in a new '.csv' file. I have a code to do this using excel Com Objects.
I want to achieve the same without using ComObjects. Could anyone help me in achieving this.
Download PSExcel module from
https://github.com/RamblingCookieMonster/PSExcel
Import it using Import-Module.
then use the following code:
$AnimalCount = #()
$Source = 'D:\Test' # the path to where the Excel files are
ForEach ($File in Get-ChildItem -Path $Source -Filter '*.xlsx' -File) {
$Excel = New-Excel -Path $File
$Cell = ($Excel | Get-WorkSheet | % {$_.Cells | ? {$_.Text -eq "AnimalCount"}})
$count = (($Excel | Get-WorkSheet -Name $Cell.Worksheet).Cells | ? {($_.Start.Row -eq $Cell.Start.Row) -and ($_.Start.Column -eq $Cell.Start.Column + 1)}).Text
$AnimalCount += [PsCustomObject] #{'File' = $File.FullName; 'AnimalCount' = $count }
}
$AnimalCount | Format-Table -AutoSize
$AnimalCount | Export-Csv -Path 'D:\Test\AnimalCount.csv' -UseCulture -NoTypeInformation
The best thing here is that you do not need excel to be installed on the machine that runs this script.
I try do write a script where i can choose a folder and powershell shows me the Name, Size,.... of all the files in that folder. After that powershell should export the Informations in a Excel Table.
But im stuck and dont know what to do :C
Here is my code that i tried to build
Function Get-Folder($initialDirectory)
{
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.windows.forms")|Out-Null
$foldername = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
$foldername.Description = "Select a folder"
$foldername.rootfolder = "MyComputer"
if($foldername.ShowDialog() -eq "OK")
{
$folder += $foldername.SelectedPath
}
return $folder
}
$a = Get-Folder
$folder = $a
Get-ChildItem -Path $folder | SELECT Name, #{Name="Size In KB";Expression={$_.Length / 1Kb}}, Attributes, LastaccessTime, #{n='Owner';e={(get-acl $_.Fullname).Owner}}| Format-Table -AutoSize
Export-Csv "C:\Users\DZimmermann\Desktop\Test.csv" -Delimiter ";" -Append
As commented, using Format-Table -AutoSize simply outputs the info in a table format to console. It returns nothing, so there is nothing to write in the csv file..
Doing like this will create the CSV file and writes the info in there:
Get-ChildItem -Path $folder |
Select-Object Name,
#{Name="Size In KB";Expression={$_.Length / 1Kb}},
Attributes, LastaccessTime,
#{n='Owner';e={(get-acl $_.Fullname).Owner}} |
Export-Csv "C:\Users\DZimmermann\Desktop\Test.csv" -Delimiter ";"
This will not get you the info on screen. If you also want that, capture the result in a variable first:
$result = Get-ChildItem -Path $folder |
Select-Object Name,
#{Name="Size In KB";Expression={$_.Length / 1Kb}},
Attributes, LastaccessTime,
#{n='Owner';e={(get-acl $_.Fullname).Owner}}
#output on screen
$result | Format-Table -AutoSize
# write the CSV file:
$result | Export-Csv "C:\Users\DZimmermann\Desktop\Test.csv" -Delimiter ";"
P.S. judging by the title of this question, I think you only want info about Files, not Directories..
If that is the case, add -File switch to the Get-ChildItem cmdlet (for PS 3 and up). For PS versions below 3 use
Get-ChildItem -Path $folder | Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer }
I have over 1000+ files that have to be renamed.
The first set folder and/or files are grouped by location, so the first four characters are the same for each file; there are four-five different locations. I need to delete the first few characters of the folder's name.
Example:
Old File: ABC_Doe, Jane
New File: Doe, Jane
any suggestions as to the quickest way to carry this out?
I've tried all of the following:
1st Attempt
$a = Get-ChildItem C:\example
$b = Where-Object {$_.name -like “*ABC_*”}
$cmdlet_name = “Rename-Item”
$d = (cmdlet_name $a $b)
invoke-expression $d
2nd Attempt
$e = Get-ChildItem C:\example
$f = $e.TrimStart (“ABC_”)
3rd Attempt
Rename-Item -{$_.name -like “*ASD*”, “”}
Try this, get all child items (files only), remove abc_ by replacing them (with nothing) and rename each file. To rename files in sub-directories add the -Recurse switch to the Get-ChildItem command:
Get-ChildItem c:\example -Filter ABC_* | Where-Object {!$_.PSIsContainer} | Rename-Item -NewName { ($_.BaseName -replace '^ABC_') + $_.Extension }
UPDATE
Actually, this should work as well and is much shorter (no need to append the file extension cause renaming is performed on the file name).
Get-ChildItem c:\example -Filter ABC_* | Where-Object {!$_.PSIsContainer} | Rename-Item -NewName { $_.Name -replace '^ABC_' }
get-childItem ABC_* | rename-item -newname { $_.name -replace 'ABC_','' }
Source: get-help rename-item -full