Powershell - search through CSV and return only rows with specific error - powershell

Question

I'm trying to write a powershell script that returns only the rows that have a specific entry in one of the columns but struggling a bit.
The CSV has 2 relevant columns, the ID and the Error.
At the moment I have this:
$ImportFile = Import-csv X:\errorlist.csv
$Error = $userobject.Error
$ID = $userobject.ID
$ErrorMessage1 = "Error1"
foreach($test in $ImportFile)
{
$field1 = $test.Error
$field2 = $test.ID
Echo "$field1, $field2"
} Where-Object {$_.Error -like $ErrorMessage1}
However the echo still returns everything in the csv even with the Where-Object.
I'm trying to run a ForEach because ultimately where I have the echo I'm going to insert a SQL script that uses the ID information in the csv to fix specific errors. Therefore I think I need to keep the foreach to process each sql script in turn, unless anyone has a better idea?

Answer 1

Try this way, this will check for $ErrorMessage1 in the ID or Error columns:
Import-csv X:\errorlist.csv |
Where-Object {$_.Error -like "*$ErrorMessage1*" -or $_.ID -like "*$ErrorMessage1*"}

Answer 2

Filter the rows from the CSV before you run the SQL:
Import-Csv X:\errorlist.csv |
Where-Object { $_.Error -like $ErrorMessage } |
ForEach-Object {
# Don't use aliases in scripts, use the real cmdlet names. Makes maintenance easier.
Write-Host ('{0}, {1}' -f $_.Error,$_.ID)
# Run your SQL cmd here.
}

Answer 3

The foreach loop operates independent of the Where-object, so you all you're doing is dumping the contents of the CSV file to the console.
You can shorten this up a lot by just pumping the data through the pipeline. This will filter your CSV records down to just the ones that meet your criteria.
$ErrorMessage1 = "Error1"
$allerrors = Import-csv X:\errorlist.csv|where-object {$_.error -eq $ErrorMessage1}
$allerrors;