Powershell script to make pdf's from excel sheets - excel

Question

Im trying to make a script which makes excel sheets into PDF's, and save using a name it gets from one of the value in the sheet. So far i got this:
PS-script
Im getting a error and it doesnt save using the specifik name. Im able to print the value though and the PDF are created, so somethings working.
Error:
Join-Path : Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'System.String' required by parameter 'ChildPath'. Specified
method is not supported.
At line:26 char:51
+ $filepath = Join-Path -Path $savepath -ChildPath ($value + ".pdf")
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Join-Path], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgument,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.JoinPathCommand
Bonus question: If i want it to move the excel after, what would i need to add, and where, as i plan on making this run daily and convert all the new files only.
Code:
#UPDATE DATA IN EXCEL FILES
#THEN CREATE PDF FILE
[string]$path = "C:\Users\PCUser\Desktop\JCI Praktik\PDF" #Path to Excel spreadsheets to save to PDF
[string]$savepath = "C:\Users\PCUser\Desktop\JCI Praktik\PDF"
[string]$dToday = Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMdd"
$xlFixedFormat = "Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.xlFixedFormatType" -as [type]
$excelFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $path -include *.xls, *.xlsx -recurse
# Create the Excel application object
$objExcel = New-Object -ComObject excel.application
$objExcel.visible = $false #Do not open individual windows
foreach($wb in $excelFiles)
{
# Path to new PDF with date
# Open workbook - 3 refreshes links
$workbook = $objExcel.workbooks.open($wb.fullname, 3)
$worksheet = $objExcel.worksheets.item(1) #SK
$value = $objExcel.Cells.Item(1, 6)
$value.Text #this should give you back the Value in that Cell
$workbook.RefreshAll()
$filepath = Join-Path -Path $savepath -ChildPath ($value + "_" + $dtoday + ".pdf")
# Give delay to save
Start-Sleep -s 5
# Save Workbook
$workbook.Saved = $true
"saving $filepath"
#Export as PDF
$worksheet.ExportAsFixedFormat($xlFixedFormat::xlTypePDF, $filepath) #SK
$objExcel.Workbooks.close()
}
$objExcel.Quit()```

Answer 1

Change to
$value = $objExcel.Cells.Item(1, 6).Text # You can also use '.Value' or '.Value2'
This could however easily result in a string having invalid filename characters, so to remove these use
$value = $value -replace ("[{0}]" -f [regex]::Escape([IO.Path]::GetInvalidFileNameChars() -join ''))
Next, join into a complete filepath
$filepath = Join-Path -Path $savepath -ChildPath ('{0}_{1}.pdf' -f $value, $dtoday)

Answer 2

The $value variable needs to be a string,
You are using these two lines in your script,
$value = $objExcel.Cells.Item(1, 6)
$value.Text #this should give you back the Value in that Cell
so in the filepath variable
$filepath = Join-Path -Path $savepath -ChildPath ($value + ".pdf")
what is the output of $value.text? this would be a string, which should work.