Powershell: Create multiple files from a Word template and rename using a list in Excel/CSV
Powershell: Create multiple files from a Word template and rename using a list in Excel/CSV
I'm a beginner to Powershell and CLI in general, but this task does not need to use either so I'm open to using other tools.
I'm trying to do the following:
- Create multiple files from a Word template.
- Rename each file based on a list of names found in an Excel/CSV sheet.
Thanks in advance!
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For csv import, use import-csv and loop on the results:
Import-csv myfile.csv | foreach-object {Templates should be easy, just copy the template to a new file with the docx extension. Use one of the columns (in this case "name" as the column header,) from the csv for the name:
$newname = $_.name + '.docx' Copy-item 'template.dotx' $newname }Hey this worked for me yesterday but now I'm having trouble getting it to work again. It just outputs a Word doc titled '.docx' now.
Make sure the columns in your csv are named properly, my code assumes it's named just "name"
By the way, what would be the equivalent code when using a text file for the list of names rather than a csv file?
Ah, I think that was it. Forgot about the column heading. Thanks for your help!
So I'm new to all this. When I enter the first command with my csv file and doc file included, it just opens the word doc. Wasn't sure what I should do next.
Actually nevermind that question. Just realized the command was split.
I'm assuming I need to replace the name portion of the 2nd line. What do I input if the data is a list that starts in A1?
I got it now!