如何使用 PowerShell 从 Active Directory 合并多行信息属性

Question

I need to create CSV file (one line per AD account) with account's Samaccountname and Info from MS AD and then load data from CSV file into SQL table. Many accounts have multiline Info property in AD, like the following: PS SQLSERVER:> $InfoCheckInfo
####00123

Task9009- no valid feed - 9/10/14
Disabled due to feed 9-12-2014

Feed updated, 9-15-2014

PS SQLSERVER:\> 

Multiline Info property can include empty lines.

My solution: Step1. $Result= $(Get-ADUser $adUserCheck -Properties * | select SamAccountName) $Result= aaa123

Step2. I replaced empty lines and merge data: PS SQLSERVER:> $InfoCheckInfo = $(Get-ADUser $adUserCheck -Properties info | Select-Object - ExpandProperty info) -replace "`n", ";"

PS SQLSERVER:\> $InfoCheckInfo
####00123;;;Task9009- no valid feed - 9/10/14;Disabled due to feed 9-12-2014;;Feed updated, 9-15-2014

Step3. $Result | Add-Member -NotePropertyName info $InfoCheckInfo Step4. $Result | export-csv -Delimiter '~' "D:\test\ad_user_info.csv" -notype

The problem is that if Info had multiline property, CSV file creates four lines of data, like this:

aaa123 ####00123;;;
Task9009- no valid feed - 9/10/14;
Disabled due to feed 9-12-2014;;
Feed updated, 9-15-2014

I need one line for each account- aaa123 ####00123;;;Task9009- no valid feed - 9/10/14;Disabled due to feed 9-12-2014;;Feed updated, 9-15-2014

Please help, Thanks

Answer 1

I personally would filter out all user objects 1st that will need to be exported and then built PowerShell object in 1 line. You can rewrite same with in long form with Foreach loop

Another note, I have done a quick test with multiple lines in StreetAddress and the newline character used was

`r`n

so you should use it in your replace.

This worked for me (use appropriate filter for your use case)

Get-ADUser -Filter * -Properties info | 
select SamAccountName, @{N="CheckInfo"; E={$_.Info.replace("`r`n", ";")}} | 
export-csv D:\test\ad_user_info.csv -NoTypeInformation -Delimiter '~'