I have a script that duplicates a Word doc template and renames each using a csv file with a list of names. What would be the equivalent code if instead of a csv file I use a text file?

Import-csv ‘.\individuals2.csv’ | foreach-object {
	$newname = ‘2 ‘ + $_.name + '.docx’
	Copy-item '.\template.docx' $newname
}
  • Kissaki@beehaw.orgEnglish
    5·
    3 months ago

    A csv file is a text file. Where the data in text form is in a specific form.

    So your question doesn’t really make sense. You’re already using a text file, and you don’t disclose what would be different.

    • BobTheDestroyer@lemy.lolOP
      1·
      3 months ago

      Oh I see. I thought only .txt files are text files.

      I was trying to adjust the code so that it uses a .txt file instead of a .csv file.

    • mikyopii@programming.dev
      3·
      3 months ago

      His example doesn’t seem to perform any comparisons to determine what to name the file. If the text file is just a list then something like this could work:

      $file = Get-Content -Path .\individuals2.txt

      foreach ($line in $file) { Copy-Item -Path .\template.docx -Destination “.$(2 + $line + ‘.docs’)” }

      Edit: Wow, Lemmy destroys formatting.

      • brisk
        4·
        3 months ago

        It’s markdown, you should be able to indent your lines by 4 spaces or fence with triple backtics to get code blocks. Your client’s editor may have a button to help

        ```
$file = Get-Content -Path .\individuals2.txt

foreach ($line in $file)
{
    Copy-Item -Path .\template.docx -Destination ".\$(2 + $line + '.docs')"
}
```

        Becomes

        $file = Get-Content -Path .\individuals2.txt

foreach ($line in $file)
{
    Copy-Item -Path .\template.docx -Destination ".\$(2 + $line + '.docs')"
}
      • BobTheDestroyer@lemy.lolOP
        1·
        3 months ago

        Thanks for your help, but I had a couple errors pop up when I tried this out. I don’t need to input anything in the code you provided, do I?

        Cannot convert value "VALUE" to type "System.Int32". Error: "Input string was not in a correct format."
At line:4 char:55
+ ... py-Item -Path .\template.docx -Destination ".\$(2 + $line + '.docs')"
+                                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidCastFromStringToInteger

Copy-Item : Cannot overwrite the item FILENAME with itself.
At line:4 char:5
+     Copy-Item -Path .\template.docx -Destination ".\$(2 + $line + '.d ...
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (FILENAME) [Copy-Item], IOException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CopyError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CopyItemCommand