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176 lines
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PowerShell Import-Excel
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This PowerShell Module wraps the .NET [EPPlus DLL](http://epplus.codeplex.com/) (included). Easily integrate reading and writing Excel spreadsheets into PowerShell, without launching Excel in the background. You can also automate the creation of Pivot Tables and Charts.
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Install
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There are two ways to install this module. If you are running PowerShell V5
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Install-Module -Name ImportExcel
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Otherwise
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To install in your personal modules folder (e.g. ~\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules), run:
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```powershell
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iex (new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.github.com/dfinke/ImportExcel/master/Install.ps1')
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```
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Know Issues
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* Using `-IncludePivotTable`, if that pivot table name exists, you'll get an error.
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* Investigating a soloution
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* *Workaround* delete the Excel file first, then do the export
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What's new
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#### 6/16/2015 (Thanks [Justin](https://github.com/zippy1981))
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* Improvements to PivotTable overwriting
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* Added two parameters to Export-Excel
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* RangeName - Turns the data piped to Export-Excel into a named range.
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* TableName - Turns the data piped to Export-Excel into an excel table.
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Examples
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Get-Process|Export-Excel foo.xlsx -Verbose -IncludePivotTable -TableName "Processes" -Show
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Get-Process|Export-Excel foo.xlsx -Verbose -IncludePivotTable -RangeName "Processes" -Show
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#### 5/25/2015
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* Fixed null header problem
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#### 5/17/2015
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* Added three parameters:
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* FreezeTopRow - Freezes the first row of the data
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* AutoFilter - Enables filtering for the data in the sheet
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* BoldTopRow - Bolds the top row of data, the column headers
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Example
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Get-CimInstance win32_service |
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select state, accept*, start*, caption |
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Export-Excel test.xlsx -Show -BoldTopRow -AutoFilter -FreezeTopRow -AutoSize
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#### 5/4/2015
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* Published to PowerShell Gallery. In PowerShell v5 use `Find-Module importexcel` then `Find-Module importexcel | Install-Module`
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#### 4/27/2015
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* datetime properties were displaying as ints, now are formatted
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#### 4/25/2015
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* Now you can create multiple Pivot tables in one pass
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* Thanks to [pscookiemonster](https://twitter.com/pscookiemonster), he submitted a repro case to the EPPlus CodePlex project and got it fixed
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#### Example
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$ps = ps
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$ps |
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Export-Excel .\testExport.xlsx -WorkSheetname memory `
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-IncludePivotTable -PivotRows Company -PivotData PM `
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-IncludePivotChart -ChartType PieExploded3D
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$ps |
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Export-Excel .\testExport.xlsx -WorkSheetname handles `
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-IncludePivotTable -PivotRows Company -PivotData Handles `
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-IncludePivotChart -ChartType PieExploded3D -Show
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#### 4/20/2015
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* Included and embellished [Claus Nielsen](https://github.com/Claustn) function to take all sheets in an Excel file workbook and create a text file for each `ConvertFrom-ExcelSheet`
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* Renamed `Export-MultipleExcelSheets` to `ConvertFrom-ExcelSheet`
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#### 4/13/2015
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* You can add a title to the Excel "Report" `Title`, `TitleFillPattern`, `TitleBold`, `TitleSize`, `TitleBackgroundColor`
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* Thanks to [Irwin Strachan](http://pshirwin.wordpress.com) for this and other great suggestions, testing and more
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#### 4/10/2015
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* Renamed `AutoFitColumns` to `AutoSize`
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* Implemented `Export-MultipleExcelSheets`
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* Implemented `-Password` for a worksheet
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* Replaced `-Force` switch with `-NoClobber` switch
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* Added examples for `Get-Help`
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* If Pivot table is requested, that sheet becomes the tab selected
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#### 4/8/2015
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* Implemented exporting data to **named sheets** via the -WorkSheename parameter.
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Examples
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`gsv | Export-Excel .\test.xlsx -WorkSheetname Services`
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`dir -file | Export-Excel .\test.xlsx -WorkSheetname Files`
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`ps | Export-Excel .\test.xlsx -WorkSheetname Processes -IncludePivotTable -Show -PivotRows Company -PivotData PM`
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#### Convert (All or Some) Excel Sheets to Text files
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Reads each sheet in TestSheets.xlsx and outputs it to the data directory as the sheet name with the extension .txt
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ConvertFrom-ExcelSheet .\TestSheets.xlsx .\data
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Reads and outputs sheets like Sheet10 and Sheet20 form TestSheets.xlsx and outputs it to the data directory as the sheet name with the extension .txt
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ConvertFrom-ExcelSheet .\TestSheets.xlsx .\data sheet?0
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#### Example Adding a Title
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You can set the pattern, size and of if the title is bold.
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$p=@{
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Title = "Process Report as of $(Get-Date)"
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TitleFillPattern = "LightTrellis"
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TitleSize = 18
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TitleBold = $true
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Path = "$pwd\testExport.xlsx"
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Show = $true
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AutoSize = $true
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}
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Get-Process |
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Where Company | Select Company, PM |
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Export-Excel @p
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#### Example Export-MultipleExcelSheets
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$p = Get-Process
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$DataToGather = @{
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PM = {$p|select company, pm}
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Handles = {$p|select company, handles}
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Services = {gsv}
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Files = {dir -File}
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Albums = {(Invoke-RestMethod http://www.dougfinke.com/powershellfordevelopers/albums.js)}
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}
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Export-MultipleExcelSheets -Show -AutoSize .\testExport.xlsx $DataToGather
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***NOTE*** If the sheet exists when using *-WorkSheetname* parameter, it will be deleted and then added with the new data.
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Get-Process Exported to Excel
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### Total Physical Memory Grouped By Company
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PowerShell Excel EPPlus Video
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Click on this image to watch the short video.
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[](http://dougfinke.com/powershellvideos/ExportExcel/ExportExcel.html)
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### Importing data from an Excel spreadsheet
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You can also find EPPLus on [Nuget](https://www.nuget.org/packages/EPPlus/).
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