Functions/ConvertTo-CsvString.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS This function converts a CSV object to a CSV string. .DESCRIPTION This function takes in a custom object and returns the CSV representation of that object as a single string. .PARAMETER csvObject The object containing properties to convert to CSV. #> function ConvertTo-CsvString { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([String])] param ( # The object containing properties to convert to CSV [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [AllowEmptyCollection()] [ValidateNotNull()] [PSObject[]]$csvObject ) try { # The CSV object is empty if ($csvObject.length -eq 0 -or $csvObject.count -eq 0) { return } # Output CSV object to temporary file # Try to create a temporary file try { $tempFile = New-TemporaryFile } catch { Write-Error "Exception while creating temporary file for converting CSV object to CSV string.`r`n$($_.Exception.Message)" return } if (!$tempFile) { Write-Error "Failed to create temporary file for converting CSV object to CSV string." return } # Try to export CSV object to temporary file try { $csvObject | Export-Csv -Path $tempFile.FullName -NoTypeInformation -Encoding BigEndianUnicode } catch { Write-Error "Exception while exporting CSV object into temporary file.`r`n$($_.Exception.Message)" return } # Try to get content of temporary file to CSV string try { $csvString = Get-Content $tempFile.FullName -Raw -Encoding BigEndianUnicode } catch { Write-Error "Exception while getting content of temporary file into CSV string.`r`n$($_.Exception.Message)" return } if (!$csvString) { Write-Error "Failed to get content of temporary file into CSV string." return } # Add extra line so that Excel is able to process it properly $csvString = "sep=,`r`n" + $csvString return $csvString } finally { # Delete the temporary file created if ($tempFile) { $tempFile | Remove-Item } } } |