Import-Csv - Powershell 1.0 CmdLet

Microsoft Windows PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting tool based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. It is designed for system administrators, engineers and developers to control and automate the administration of Windows and applications.

More than hundred command-line tools (so called "cmdlets") can be used to perform system administration tasks and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). These cmdlets are easy to use, with standard naming conventions and common parameters, and standard tools for piping, sorting, filtering, and formatting data and objects.

Import-Csv

Description
Take values from a CSV list and send objects down the pipeline.

Usage


Options
-Path path    The path to the CSV file {may be piped}

   CommonParameters:
       -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutVariable.

Example(s)
Get ACL information for the Windows directory:

PS C:\>get-process | export-csv Proc.csv
$processes = import-CSV Proc.csv
$processes