Remove unnecessary commas in a column in csv file by using PowerShell - powershell

Question

I am trying to Remove unnecessary commas in a column in the CSV file. For now, I know a few issues and hard-coded it, But I wanted the code to be dynamic. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
$FilePath = "C:\Test\"
Get-ChildItem $FilePath -Filter .csv | ForEach-Object {
(Get-Content $_.FullName -Raw) | Foreach-Object {
$_ -replace ',"Frederick, Fred",' , ',"Frederick Fred",' `
-replace ',"Brian, Josiah",' , ',"Brian Josiah",' `
-replace ',"Lisinopril ,Tablet / 20MG",' , ',"Lisinopril Tablet / 20MG",'
} | Set-Content $_.FullName
}

Answer 1

Try this, also note that I worked with the csv sample that you gave here.It might not work with other csv files.
also make sure that you change the path of %YOURCSVFILE% to the real path of your file
#import the csv
$csv = Import-Csv -Path %YOURCSVFILE% -Delimiter ','
#going each row and replacing commas
foreach ($desc in $csv){
$desc.Desc = $desc.Desc -replace ',',''
}
#exporting the csv
$csv | Export-csv -NoTypeInformation "noCommas.csv"

Answer 2

Here's a few more alteratives for you:
Method 1. Loop through the rows with foreach(..) and capture the output:
$result = foreach ($row in (Import-Csv -Path 'D:\Test\FileWithCommasInDescription.csv')) {
$row.Desc = $row.Desc -replace ','
$row # output the updated item
}
$result | Export-Csv -Path 'D:\Test\FileWithoutCommasInDescription.csv' -NoTypeInformation
Method 2. Use ForEach-Object and the automatic variable $_. Pipe the results through:
Import-Csv -Path 'D:\Test\FileWithCommasInDescription.csv' | ForEach-Object {
$_.Desc = $_.Desc -replace ','
$_ # output the updated item
} | Export-Csv -Path 'D:\Test\FileWithoutCommasInDescription.csv' -NoTypeInformation
Method 3. Use a calculated property:
Import-Csv -Path 'D:\Test\FileWithCommasInDescription.csv' |
Select-Object ID, #{Name = 'Desc'; Expression = {$_.Desc -replace ','}}, Nbr -ExcludeProperty Desc |
Export-Csv -Path 'D:\Test\FileWithoutCommasInDescription.csv' -NoTypeInformation
All will result in a new CSV file
"ID","Desc","Nbr"
"12","Frederick Fred","11"
"21","Brian Josiah","31"
"13","Lisinopril Tablet / 20MG","17"