Powershell script that imports from CSV, checks AD account status, then exports to CSV

Question

I am writing a Powershell script to take a CSV file of Active Directory accounts, validate each account, and write the validation status back to a separate CSV file. I need assistance in writing the CSV; I've looked at the Export-Csv cmdlet but I'm a little confused how it would work when I am already importing a CSV. Here is my code so far:

Import-Csv C:\Users\drives.csv | Foreach-Object{

$user = ([ADSISEARCHER]"(samaccountname=$($_.SamAccountName))").FindOne()

if($user)
{
    New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{
        SamAccountName = $user.SamAccountName
        IsDisabled = $user.GetDirectoryEntry().InvokeGet('AccountDisabled')
    }
}
else
{
        Write-Warning "Can't find user '$($_.SamAccountName)'"
}

}

Any thoughts on how to export both the account name (which is being imported from one CSV) and the account status (which my current script provides)?

Answer 1

Here is one possibility - untested, but it is intended to illustrate the export-csv. All standard caveats apply :)

$resultList = @()
Import-Csv C:\Users\drives.csv -header("SamAccountName") | Foreach-Object{

   $user = ([adsisearcher]"(samAccountName=$($_.SamAccountName))").FindOne()

   $resultList += New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{
           SamAccountName = $_.SamAccountName
           IsDisabled = if ($user) { 
                            $user.GetDirectoryEntry().InvokeGet('AccountDisabled') 
                        } else {
                            "User not found."
                        }
       }

}

$resultList | export-csv -Path c:\users\driveresult.csv -NoTypeInformation

Answer 2

$exportCsv = @()

Import-Csv C:\Users\drives.csv | Foreach-Object{
    $user = ([ADSISEARCHER]"(samaccountname=$($_.SamAccountName))").FindOne()

    if($user)
    {
        $exportCsv += New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{
                        SamAccountName = $user.SamAccountName
                        IsDisabled = $user.GetDirectoryEntry().InvokeGet('AccountDisabled')
                      }
    }
    else
    {
            Write-Warning "Can't find user '$($_.SamAccountName)'"
    }
}

$exportCsv | Export-Csv -Path $myOtherCsvFilePath

Here you add a Powershell array of PSObjects to another CSV file

Answer 3

You should change your Code a bit.

  Import-Csv C:\Users\drives.csv | Foreach-Object{

  $user = ([ADSISEARCHER]"(samaccountname=$($_.SamAccountName))").FindOne()

  if($user)
  {
    New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{
      SamAccountName = $user.SamAccountName
      IsDisabled = $user.GetDirectoryEntry().InvokeGet('AccountDisabled')
    }
  }
  else
  {
    New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{
      SamAccountName = $user.SamAccountName
      IsDisabled = 'not found'
    }
  }
} | export-csv myNew.csv -Append -NotypeInformation

Now you wont lose object info by piping.