Import file as an array

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Hi,&nbsp;I have the following in a script that is working fine using the following:$string =&nbsp;@&nbsp;("xxx", "yyy", "zzz")&nbsp;After I changed to the following that get from a file, it does not work:$string =&nbsp;@()$string += import-csv C:	emp\file.csv&nbsp;The content of file.csvxxxyyyzzz&nbsp;&nbsp;Can anyone advise how to resolve?

harm_veenstra · Accepted Answer

A .csv file should have headers, import-csv expects that to be there. It can be only one header... I added a Header called header on the first line...

C:\Users\HarmVeenstra> $string = @ ("xxx", "yyy", "zzz")

C:\Users\HarmVeenstra> $string.GetType()

IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType
-------- -------- ---- --------
True True Object[] System.Array

C:\Users\HarmVeenstra> $string
xxx
yyy
zzz
C:\Users\HarmVeenstra> $string = @()
C:\Users\HarmVeenstra> $string.GetType()

IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType
-------- -------- ---- --------
True True Object[] System.Array

C:\Users\HarmVeenstra> $string += import-csv C:\temp\file.csv
C:\Users\HarmVeenstra> $string.GetType()

IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType
-------- -------- ---- --------
True True Object[] System.Array

C:\Users\HarmVeenstra> $string

Header
------
value1
value2
value3

But... What is the problem exactly? What are you expecting?

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