Import-Csv

 

Additional Resources for Import-Csv

Read in a Comma-Separated Values File http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/msh/cmdlets/import-csv.mspx

 

SYNOPSIS

Imports comma-separated value (CSV) files in the format produced by the Export-CSV cmdlet and returns objects that correspond to the objects represented in that CSV file.

 

SYNTAX

Import-Csv [-path] <string[]> [<CommonParameters>]

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Imports comma-separated value (CSV) files in the format produced by the Export-CSV cmdlet and returns objects that correspond to the objects represented in that CSV file.

 

PARAMETERS

 

-path <string[]>

Specifies the path to the CSV file to import.

 

Required?	true
Position?	1
Default value	Null
Accept pipeline input?	true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters?	true

 

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, and -OutVariable. For more information, type, "get-help about_commonparameters".

 

INPUT TYPE

#TYPE CSV

 

RETURN TYPE

Objects

 

EXAMPLE 1

 

 

This command exports information about processes to a CSV file and then restores that process information. In the first line of the command, the output of the Get-Process cmdlet is piped to the Export-CSVcmdlet which saves a representation of the output objects to the file named processes.csv. In the second line, the Import-CSV cmdlet is used to retrieve the saved object representation from the processes.csv file, create corresponding objects and store them in the $processes variable.

 

RELATED LINKS

Export-Csv