Import-CSV - Powershell 2.0 CmdLet

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Import-CSV

Short description
Converts object properties in a comma-separated value (CSV) file into CSV versions of the original objects.

Syntax


Description
The Import-CSV cmdlet creates objects from CSV variable-length files that are generated by the Export-CSV cmdlet. 

You can use the parameters of the Import-CSV cmdlet to specify the column header row, which determines the property
 names of the resulting objects; to specify the item delimiter; or to direct Import-CSV to use the list separator f
or the current culture as the item delimiter.

The objects that Import-CSV creates are CSV versions of the original objects. The property values of the CSV object
s are string versions of the property values of the original objects. The CSV versions of the objects do not have a
ny methods.

You can also use the ConvertTo-CSV and ConvertFrom-CSV cmdlets to convert objects to CSV strings (and back). These 
cmdlets are the same as the Export-CSV and Import-CSV cmdlets, except that they do not save the CSV strings in a fi
le.