Copy file from a directory based on CSV file - powershell

Question

I have some issues now concerning a code in PowerShell.
I want to write a script in PowerShell to copy files from one folder to another existing folder based on CSV file :
For example I have in my CSV two columns : one for the name of the file without the extension and one for the path where I want to copy my file into.
example of csv :
File,Pathdestinationfile
test1_000,C:/Documents/test1
so I need to get my file from a path such as C:/Source and copy it to the specific destinationfile path mentionned in my CSV.
Here is the code that I have for the moment but it doesn't work :
Import-CSV C:\Users\T0242166\Documents\SCRIPT_CSV\testscript.csv |
Where-Object Name -Like $_.File |
foreach { Copy-item -Path "C:/Source" -Destination $_.Filepathdestination -Recurse }
Can you please help me with this issue ?
Thank you

Answer 1

I have provided comments in the script to help you understand what I am doing.
(note: this can be condensed, but I separated it out so you can see it easier.)
# Define your constant variable
$sourceFolder = "C:\Source"
# Import Your CSV
$content = Import-Csv "C:\Users\T0242166\Documents\SCRIPT_CSV\testscript.csv"
# Iterate Through Your Objects From CSV
foreach ($item in $content)
{
# Find the file you are looking for
$foundFile = Get-Item -Path ($sourceFolder + "$($item.File).*")
# Copy the file using the FullName property, which is actually the full path, to your destination defined in your csv file.
Copy-Item $foundFile.FullName -Destination ($item.Pathdestinationfile)
}
Condensed Version:
# Import and Iterate Through Your Objects From CSV
foreach ($item in (Import-Csv "C:\Users\T0242166\Documents\SCRIPT_CSV\testscript.csv"))
{
# Find the file you are looking for and copy it
Copy-Item "C:\Source\$($item.File).*" -Destination $item.Pathdestinationfile
}
Another Condensed Version:
Import-Csv "C:\Users\T0242166\Documents\SCRIPT_CSV\testscript.csv" | foreach { Copy-Item "C:\Source\$($_.File).*" -Destination $_.Pathdestinationfile }

Answer 2

Although you keep using forward slashes in the file paths, in PowerShell this would work:
# import the data from the CSV file and loop through each row
Import-CSV -Path 'C:\Users\T0242166\Documents\SCRIPT_CSV\testscript.csv' | ForEach-Object {
# get a list of FileInfo objects based on the partial file name from the CSV
# if you don't want it to find files in subfolders of "C:\Source", take off the -Recurse switch
$files = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Source" -Filter "$($_.File).*" -File -Recurse
foreach ($file in $files) {
$file | Copy-Item -Destination $_.Pathdestinationfile
}
}