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Export Import CSV - help please :)
Hi Everyone
I am currently creating a script that consists of a lot of small tasks, ending with the result being an Excel Report for the management team. But one part is giving me some trouble, so new i seek your help.
I have a number of CSV filers with the following rows:
"computer";"lastseen";"doccount"
I am only interested in the "computer" row, which contains computer names on client machines.
I need to end up with a CSV file with only that row + the column data. I have been trying to do the following:
Get-content -Path Pathtosource\sourcefile.csv | Select-Object -Property computer | Export-Csv -path Pathtodestination\destinationfile.csv -NoTypeInformation
To get it done in one command. But all i get is a CSV file with the text "computer" and nothing else. All the column data is missing.
I have been trying this also:
$ElasticBDContent = Get-content -Path PathtoSource\Sourcefile.csv
$ElasticBDContent = $ElasticBDContent | Select-Object -Property computer
$ElasticBDContent | Export-Csv -path PathtoDestination\Destinationfile.csv -NoTypeInformation
Giving me the exact same result, a CSV file with the following content:
"computer"
This is the content i am looking for:
"computer"
"computer1"
"computer2"
"computer3"
Can anyone give an example on how to achieve this?
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I found the issue to simply being me missing the -Delimiter option on the import-csv command.
I added -Delimiter ";", since it is the seperator in the csv file, and things are working now.
Every time you run the Export-CSV cmdlet you are effectively overwriting the file. Use the -Append switch as an easy fix.
- KennethjnCopper Contributor
I found the issue to simply being me missing the -Delimiter option on the import-csv command.
I added -Delimiter ";", since it is the seperator in the csv file, and things are working now.
- KennethjnCopper Contributor
Hi Vasil
I have tried to apply the -Append option, but it gives me the same result.
A file with one "Computer" row and no computer names.
Any other suggestions on what i am doing wrong?