Out-Excel

Export-Excel.ps1

@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@
         #If there is already content in the workbook the sheet with the PivotTable will not be active UNLESS Activate is specified
         [switch]$Activate,
         [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Now')]
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Path")]
         [Switch]$Now,
         [Switch]$ReturnRange,
         #By default PivotTables have Totals for each Row (on the right) and for each column at the bottom. This allows just one or neither to be selected.
@@ -532,10 +533,12 @@
             $script:Header = $null
             if ($Append -and $ClearSheet) {throw "You can't use -Append AND -ClearSheet."}
             if ($PSBoundParameters.Keys.Count -eq 0 -Or $Now -or (-not $Path -and -not $ExcelPackage) ) {
-                $Path = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName() -replace '\.tmp', '.xlsx'
-                $Show = $true
-                $AutoSize = $true
-                if (-not $TableName) {
+                if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("Path")) { $Path = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName() -replace '\.tmp', '.xlsx' }
+                if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("Show")) { $Show = $true }
+                if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("AutoSize")) { $AutoSize = $true }
+                if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("TableName") -and
+                    -not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("TableStyle") -and 
+                    -not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("AutoFilter")) {
                     $AutoFilter = $true
                 }
             }

ImportExcel.psd1

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ Check out the How To Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ne_yX4tYo&list=PL5
         'New-PSItem',
         'NumberFormatCompletion',
         'Open-ExcelPackage',
+        'Out-Excel',
         'PieChart',
         'Pivot',
         'Remove-WorkSheet'

ImportExcel.psm1

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Add-Type -Path "$($PSScriptRoot)\EPPlus.dll"
 . $PSScriptRoot\New-ExcelChart.ps1
 . $PSScriptRoot\New-PSItem.ps1
 . $PSScriptRoot\Open-ExcelPackage.ps1
+. $PSScriptRoot\Out-Excel.ps1
 . $PSScriptRoot\Pivot.ps1
 . $PSScriptRoot\PivotTable.ps1
 . $PSScriptRoot\RemoveWorksheet.ps1

Out-Excel.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+Function Out-Excel {
+    [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Now')]
+    param()
+    #Import the parameters from Export-Excel.
+    DynamicParam {
+        $paramDictionary = [System.Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameterDictionary]::new()
+        foreach ($P in (Get-Command -Name Export-Excel).Parameters.values.where( { $_.Name -notmatch 'Verbose|Debug|Action$|Variable$|Buffer$|Now' })) {
+            $paramDictionary.Add($P.Name, [System.Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameter]::new( $P.Name, $P.ParameterType, $P.Attributes ) )
+        }
+        return $paramDictionary
+    }
+
+    begin {
+        try {
+            $outBuffer = $null
+            if ($PSBoundParameters.TryGetValue('OutBuffer', [ref]$outBuffer)) {
+                $PSBoundParameters['OutBuffer'] = 1
+            }
+
+            $wrappedCmd = $ExecutionContext.InvokeCommand.GetCommand('Export-Excel', [System.Management.Automation.CommandTypes]::Function)
+            $scriptCmd = { & $wrappedCmd @PSBoundParameters -Now }
+
+            $steppablePipeline = $scriptCmd.GetSteppablePipeline()
+            $steppablePipeline.Begin($PSCmdlet)
+        }
+        catch {
+            throw
+        }
+    }
+
+    process {
+        try {
+            $steppablePipeline.Process($_)
+        }
+        catch {
+            throw
+        }
+    }
+
+    end {
+        try {
+            $steppablePipeline.End()
+        }
+        catch {
+            throw
+        }
+    }
+    <#
+
+    .ForwardHelpTargetName Export-Excel
+    .ForwardHelpCategory Function
+
+    #>
+}