first pass

ImportExcel.psd1

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     RootModule         = 'ImportExcel.psm1'
 
     # Version number of this module.
-    ModuleVersion      = '7.8.4'
+    ModuleVersion      = '7.8.5'
 
     # ID used to uniquely identify this module
     GUID               = '60dd4136-feff-401a-ba27-a84458c57ede'
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Check out the How To Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ne_yX4tYo&list=PL5
         'Export-Excel',
         'Export-ExcelSheet',        
         'Get-ExcelColumnName',
+        'Get-ExcelFileSchema',
         'Get-ExcelFileSummary', 
         'Get-ExcelSheetDimensionAddress',       
         'Get-ExcelSheetInfo',

Public/Get-ExcelFileSchema.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+function Get-ExcelFileSchema {
+    <#
+        .SYNOPSIS
+            Gets the schema of an Excel file.
+
+        .DESCRIPTION
+            The Get-ExcelFileSchema function gets the schema of an Excel file by returning the property names of the first row of each worksheet in the file.
+
+        .PARAMETER Path
+            Specifies the path to the Excel file.
+
+        .PARAMETER Compress
+            Indicates whether to compress the json output.
+
+        .OUTPUTS
+            Json
+
+        .EXAMPLE
+            Get-ExcelFileSchema -Path .\example.xlsx
+    #>
+
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, Mandatory)]
+        [Alias('FullName')]    
+        $Path,
+        [Switch]$Compress
+    )
+
+    Begin {
+        $result = @()
+    }
+
+    Process {        
+        $excelFiles = Get-ExcelFileSummary $Path
+        
+        foreach ($excelFile in $excelFiles) {
+            $data = Import-Excel $Path -WorksheetName $excelFile.WorksheetName | Select-Object -First 1
+            $names = $data[0].PSObject.Properties.name
+            $result += $excelFile | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "PropertyNames" -Value $names -PassThru
+        }
+    }
+
+    End {
+        $result | ConvertTo-Json -Compress:$Compress
+    }
+}

changelog.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 7.8.5
+
+- Added `Get-ExcelFileSchema` to get the schema of an Excel file.
+    - `Get-ExcelFileSchema -Path $xlfile`
+
 # 7.8.x
 
 Thanks to [Thomas Hofkens](https://github.com/thkn-hofa)