Checking if files exist in folders - powershell

Question

I have a task to monitor if files exist in certain folders for longer then 5 minutes. I need the script to only send emails if files exist older then 5 minutes. Right now the script will run and email me however I am having trouble getting the output formatted correctly.
I'd like the email to include the first column of the CSV, Company, the path and the output of get-childitem. I will be removing the write-host's since the script will run via a scheduled task. The CSV has the following format..
\\some\share
\\some\share2
\\some\share3
Though I would like to have it as..
Company1,\\some\share
Company2,\\some\share2
Company3,\\some\share3
So that I can include the first header in the email
Here's what I have for the code so far..
$SmtpClient = new-object system.net.mail.smtpClient
$MailMessage = New-Object system.net.mail.mailmessage
$SmtpClient.Host = "smtp.some.address"
$MailMessage.from = ($ServerName + "#someaddress.com")
$MailMessage.To.add("me#someaddress.com")
$MailMessage.Subject = "File Monitor"
$date = (get-date).AddMinutes(-5)
foreach($path in get-content "C:\Scripts\servers_path.txt") {
if ((Test-Path -path $path)) {
$item = get-childitem $path *.* | where-object {$_.LastWriteTime -lt $date}
$item | Select FullName, Name, LastWriteTime
if ($item) {
$MailMessage.Body += "$path `n"
$MailMessage.Body += "$item `n`n"
$MailMessage.Body += "---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------`n"
}
}
elseif (!(Test-Path $path)) {
Write-Host "The folder," $path "does not exist" -fore red
}
}
$SmtpClient.Send($MailMessage)
Thank you

Answer 1

I think originally I was confusing your input as output in the question. How about something like this then? Assuming the following input data is contained in "c:\temp\data.txt".
Company1,\\some\share
Company2,\\some\share2
Company3,\\some\share3
Read the comments in code to get a sense for what is going on there. This code would go in place of your ForEach loop that you already have in theory. You would need to play with the output to get your desired outcome. If I am off base be as verbose as possible.
$date = (get-date).AddMinutes(-5)
# Import the data as a csv into PowerShell specifying the headers since they dont exist.
Import-csv -Path "c:\temp\data.txt" -Header "Company","Path" | ForEach-Object{
# Check if the path is valid for this item.
If(Test-Path $_.Path){
# This folder exists. Check the contents for certain files.
$data = Get-ChildItem $_.Path | Where-Object {$_.LastWriteTime -lt $date}
If($data){
# Output the company name and path on a separate line.
$message = "`r`n$($_.Company)`r`n$($_.Path)`r`n"
# Output each file on its own line.
$message += "$(($data | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -Join "`r`n")"
# Append built string to the body of the email.
$MailMessage.Body += $message
}
} Else {
# Path does not exist. Have message stating such.
$MailMessage.Body += "`r`n$($_.Company)`r`n$($_.Path) does not exist `r`n"
}
}
If you wanted to return more properties like LastWriteTime we could do that if we replace this one line
$message += "$(($data | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -Join "`r`n")"
With something like this:
$data | ForEach-Object{
$message += "Name: '{0}' - Last Write Time: '{1}'" -f $_.Name, $_.LastWriteTime
}