Export Loops to CSV - PowerShell - powershell

Question

I have a script that takes properties of schedules from two directories and writes the output to the host. I want to capture this output into a csv. So far the script writes all attributes to the host correctly, but the csv only has the headers, i.e "Name" and "Path".
Here is what I have:
$results = #()
$JobObjects = $SchedulerObject.Search("/TradeSupport/Objects/Schedules/","*",65535,"*",$true);
foreach($JobObject in $JobObjects){
$Schedules = $JobObject.getabatobject();
foreach ($Schedule in $Schedules){
write-host("Name :" + $Schedule.Name)
write-host("Path :" + $Schedule.Path)
$details = #{
Name = $ScheduleObjects.Name
Path = $ScheduleObjects.FullPath
}}}
$JobObjects2 = $SchedulerObject.Search("/Operations/Objects/Schedules/","*",65535,"*",$true);
foreach($JobObject2 in $JobObjects2){
$Schedules2 = $JobObject2.getabatobject();
foreach ($Schedule2 in $Schedules2){
write-host("Name :" + $Schedule2.Name)
write-host("Path :" + $Schedule2.Path)
$details = #{
Name = $ScheduleObjects2.Name
Path = $ScheduleObjects2.FullPath
}}
}
$results += New-Object PSObject -Property $details
$results | select-object -property Name,Path | export-csv -Path \\ch0-craab-01\c$\Support\AB_Reports\Objects_Report.csv -NoTypeInformation
What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Put the $Results inside the Foreach Loops not on the outside
The OP said this didn't work and i took a second look at the script.
The variable the OP is using to save to $results is unique and holds no information.
The correct variables are
$Schedule.Name
$Schedule.Name
But you are using
$ScheduleObjects.Name
$ScheduleObjects.FullPath
The below script should now work
$results = #()
$JobObjects = $SchedulerObject.Search("/TradeSupport/Objects/Schedules/","*",65535,"*",$true);
foreach($JobObject in $JobObjects){
$Schedules = $JobObject.getabatobject();
foreach ($Schedule in $Schedules){
write-host("Name :" + $Schedule.Name)
write-host("Path :" + $Schedule.Path)
$details = #{
Name = $Schedule.Name
Path = $Schedule.Path
}
$results += New-Object PSObject -Property $details
}
}
$JobObjects2 = $SchedulerObject.Search("/Operations/Objects/Schedules/","*",65535,"*",$true);
foreach($JobObject2 in $JobObjects2){
$Schedules2 = $JobObject2.getabatobject();
foreach ($Schedule2 in $Schedules2){
write-host("Name :" + $Schedule2.Name)
write-host("Path :" + $Schedule2.Path)
$details = #{
Name = $Schedule2.Name
Path = $Schedule2.Path
}
$results += New-Object PSObject -Property $details
}
}
$results | select-object -property Name,Path | export-csv -Path \\ch0-craab-01\c$\Support\AB_Reports\Objects_Report.csv -NoTypeInformation

Answer 2

It's easier to see where you go wrong when you indent the code properly to line up with your loops:
$results = #()
$JobObjects = $SchedulerObject.Search("/TradeSupport/Objects/Schedules/","*",65535,"*",$true);
foreach($JobObject in $JobObjects) {
$Schedules = $JobObject.getabatobject();
foreach ($Schedule in $Schedules){
write-host("Name :" + $Schedule.Name)
write-host("Path :" + $Schedule.Path)
$details = #{
Name = $ScheduleObjects.Name
Path = $ScheduleObjects.FullPath
}
}
}
$JobObjects2 = $SchedulerObject.Search("/Operations/Objects/Schedules/","*",65535,"*",$true);
foreach($JobObject2 in $JobObjects2) {
$Schedules2 = $JobObject2.getabatobject();
foreach ($Schedule2 in $Schedules2) {
write-host("Name :" + $Schedule2.Name)
write-host("Path :" + $Schedule2.Path)
$details = #{
Name = $ScheduleObjects2.Name
Path = $ScheduleObjects2.FullPath
}
}
}
$results += New-Object PSObject -Property $details
$results | select-object -property Name,Path | export-csv -Path \\ch0-craab-01\c$\Support\AB_Reports\Objects_Report.csv -NoTypeInformation
Now you can more easily see that you only ever use your $details variable outside of the loops. You want to append that item on to your $results array on every iteration.