Export-Csv Exporting List Properties Instead of Content - powershell

Question

I'm attempting to export a list to a CSV file. The output should look something like this:
Computer Name
BIOS
Operating System
Version
Disk Number
Size (GB)
Partition Type
DEVICE1
UEFI
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
10.0.19042.0
0
954
GPT
DEVICE1
UEFI
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
10.0.19042.0
1
119
GPT
etc...
However, the output in the CSV file looks like this:
Count
Length
LongLength
Rank
SyncRoot
IsReadOnly
IsFixedSize
IsSynchronized
2
2
2
1
System.Object[]
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
Relevant Code
$Result = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[System.Object]
#Irrelevant Code...
foreach($Device in $Devices){
#More irrelevant code...
Write-Host "`tCompiling device information... " -NoNewline
try{
$Cmd = Invoke-Command -Session $Session -ScriptBlock{
Get-Disk | Foreach-Object{
[PSCustomObject]#{
"Computer Name" = $env:COMPUTERNAME
"BIOS" = if (Test-Path HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\control\SecureBoot\State) {"UEFI"} else {"Legacy"}
"Operating System" = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Caption
"Version" = [Environment]::OSVersion | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Version
"Disk Number" = $_.number
"Size (GB)" = [int]($_.size/1GB)
"Partition Type" = $_.PartitionStyle
}
}
}
$Cmd = $Cmd | Select * -ExcludeProperty PSComputerName, RunspaceId
$Result.Add($Cmd)
Write-Host "Success" -ForegroundColor Green
}catch{
Write-Host "Failed" -ForegroundColor Red
$Result.Add(
[PSCustomObject]#{
"Computer Name" = $Device
"BIOS" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Operating System" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Version" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Disk Number" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Size (GB)" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Partition Type" = $QueryErrorMsg
}
)
Continue
}finally{
Remove-PSSession $Session
Write-Host "`tConnection terminated."
}
$Count++
}
if($DisplayResults){
$Result | ft -a
}
if($ExportToCsv){
$Result | Export-Csv -Path ($OutputDirectory + "\DiskPartitionAudit $((Get-Date).ToString('MM-dd-yyyy hh-mm-ss tt')).csv") -NoTypeInformation
}
Any ideas how I can fix this? Thanks!

Answer 1

The issue is you are adding all your collected records in $cmd as a single object to $result. Instead, use AddRange(). I also changed the select-object as I was getting PSComputerName and PSShowComputerName in my csvs
$Result = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[System.Object]
#Irrelevant Code...
foreach($Device in $Devices){
#More irrelevant code...
Write-Host "`tCompiling device information... " -NoNewline
try{
$Cmd = Invoke-Command -Session $Session -ScriptBlock{
Get-Disk | Foreach-Object{
[PSCustomObject]#{
"Computer Name" = $env:COMPUTERNAME
"BIOS" = if (Test-Path HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\control\SecureBoot\State) {"UEFI"} else {"Legacy"}
"Operating System" = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Caption
"Version" = [Environment]::OSVersion | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Version
"Disk Number" = $_.number
"Size (GB)" = [int]($_.size/1GB)
"Partition Type" = $_.PartitionStyle
}
}
} -HideComputerName
$Result.AddRange($Cmd)
Write-Host "Success" -ForegroundColor Green
}catch{
Write-Host "Failed" -ForegroundColor Red
$Result.Add(
[PSCustomObject]#{
"Computer Name" = $Device
"BIOS" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Operating System" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Version" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Disk Number" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Size (GB)" = $QueryErrorMsg
"Partition Type" = $QueryErrorMsg
}
)
Continue
}finally{
Remove-PSSession $Session
Write-Host "`tConnection terminated."
}
$Count++
}
if($DisplayResults){
$Result | ft -a
}
if($ExportToCsv){
$Result | Select * -ExcludeProperty RunspaceId,PSComputerName,PSShowComputerName |
Export-Csv -Path ($OutputDirectory + "\DiskPartitionAudit $((Get-Date).ToString('MM-dd-yyyy hh-mm-ss tt')).csv") -NoTypeInformation
}

Answer 2

You need to use "Select-Object" with the list of attributes:
$Result | Select-Object -Property "Computer Name", "BIOS", "Operating System", "Version", "Disk Number", "Size (GB)", "Partition Type" | Export-Csv -Path ($OutputDirectory + "\DiskPartitionAudit $((Get-Date).ToString('MM-dd-yyyy hh-mm-ss tt')).csv") -NoTypeInformation