Powershell: How do I update my code to use a different file type? (lemy.lol)

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I have a script that duplicates a Word doc template and renames each using a csv file with a list of names. What would be the equivalent code if instead of a csv file I use a text file?

Import-csv ‘.\individuals2.csv’ | foreach-object {
	$newname = ‘2 ‘ + $_.name + '.docx’
	Copy-item '.\template.docx' $newname
}

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[-] brisk@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago

It's markdown, you should be able to indent your lines by 4 spaces or fence with triple backtics to get code blocks. Your client's editor may have a button to help

```
$file = Get-Content -Path .\individuals2.txt

foreach ($line in $file)
{
    Copy-Item -Path .\template.docx -Destination ".\$(2 + $line + '.docs')"
}
```

Becomes

$file = Get-Content -Path .\individuals2.txt

foreach ($line in $file)
{
    Copy-Item -Path .\template.docx -Destination ".\$(2 + $line + '.docs')"
}

[-] mikyopii@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

That's good to know. Thanks!

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