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Install-Module -Name ImportExcelHere is a quick example that will create spreadsheet file from CSV data. Works with JSON, Databases, and more.
$data = ConvertFrom-Csv @"
Region,State,Units,Price
West,Texas,927,923.71
North,Tennessee,466,770.67
East,Florida,520,458.68
East,Maine,828,661.24
West,Virginia,465,053.58
North,Missouri,436,235.67
South,Kansas,214,992.47
North,North Dakota,789,640.72
South,Delaware,712,508.55
"@
$data | Export-Excel .\salesData.xlsx
Quickly read a spreadsheet document into a PowerShell array.
$data = Import-Excel .\salesData.xlsx
$dataRegion State Units Price
------ ----- ----- -----
West Texas 927 923.71
North Tennessee 466 770.67
East Florida 520 458.68
East Maine 828 661.24
West Virginia 465 053.58
North Missouri 436 235.67
South Kansas 214 992.47
North North Dakota 789 640.72
South Delaware 712 508.55Chart generation is as easy as 123. Building charts based on data in your worksheet doesn't get any easier.
Plus, it is automated and repeatable.
$data = ConvertFrom-Csv @"
Region,State,Units,Price
West,Texas,927,923.71
North,Tennessee,466,770.67
East,Florida,520,458.68
East,Maine,828,661.24
West,Virginia,465,053.58
North,Missouri,436,235.67
South,Kansas,214,992.47
North,North Dakota,789,640.72
South,Delaware,712,508.55
"@
$chart = New-ExcelChartDefinition -XRange State -YRange Units -Title "Units by State" -NoLegend
$data | Export-Excel .\salesData.xlsx -AutoNameRange -ExcelChartDefinition $chart -Show
Categorize, sort, filter, and summarize any amount data with pivot tables. Then add charts.
$data = ConvertFrom-Csv @"
Region,State,Units,Price
West,Texas,927,923.71
North,Tennessee,466,770.67
East,Florida,520,458.68
East,Maine,828,661.24
West,Virginia,465,053.58
North,Missouri,436,235.67
South,Kansas,214,992.47
North,North Dakota,789,640.72
South,Delaware,712,508.55
"@
$data | Export-Excel .\salesData.xlsx -AutoNameRange -Show -PivotRows Region -PivotData @{'Units'='sum'} -PivotChartType PieExploded3D
Do you have an Excel file with multiple sheets and you need to convert each sheet to CSV file?
The yearlyRetailSales.xlsx has 12 sheets of retail data for the year.
This single line of PowerShell converts any number of sheets in an Excel workbook to separate CSV files.
(Import-Excel .\yearlyRetailSales.xlsx *).GetEnumerator() |
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| Title | Author | |
|---|---|---|
| More tricks with PowerShell and Excel | James O'Neill | @jamesoneill |
| Using the Import-Excel module: Part 1 Importing | James O'Neill | @jamesoneill |
| Using the Import Excel module part 2: putting data into .XLSx files | James O'Neill | @jamesoneill |
| Using the import Excel Module: Part 3, Pivots and charts, data and calculations | James O'Neill | @jamesoneill |
| Export AdventureWorksDW2017 to Excel for a Power BI Demo with Export-Excel | Aaron Nelson | @sqlvariant |
| Creating beautiful Powershell Reports in Excel | Doug Finke | @dfinke |
| PowerShell Excel and Conditional Formatting | Doug Finke | @dfinke |
| Learn to Automate Excel like a Pro with PowerShell | Doug Finke | @dfinke |
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