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September 23, 2023 22:09
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Scans text files in a directory, creates a CSV file with customizable file extensions, and formats the contents in <filename>.<extension>,"<content>" format.
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function ConvertTextFilesToCSV { | |
param ( | |
[string]$outputDirectory = ".", | |
[string]$customFileExtension = ".wav" | |
) | |
# Get the current directory name | |
$currentDirectory = (Get-Item -Path $outputDirectory).Name | |
# Define the CSV file name | |
$csvFileName = Join-Path -Path $outputDirectory -ChildPath "$currentDirectory.csv" | |
# Initialize an empty array to store the file contents | |
$fileContents = @() | |
# Loop through all text files in the current directory | |
Get-ChildItem -Path $outputDirectory -Filter *.text | ForEach-Object { | |
$filenameWithoutExtension = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($_.Name) | |
$content = Get-Content $_.FullName | |
$fileContents += "$filenameWithoutExtension$customFileExtension,""" + $content + """" | |
} | |
# Write the file contents to the CSV file | |
$fileContents | Out-File -FilePath $csvFileName -Encoding utf8 | |
Write-Host "CSV file created: $csvFileName" | |
} | |
# Call the function with optional parameters (output directory and custom file extension) | |
ConvertTextFilesToCSV -outputDirectory "C:\Your\Output\Directory" -customFileExtension ".mp3" | |
# ChatGPT Prompt: | |
# --------------- | |
# The task is to create a PowerShell script that performs the following actions: | |
# | |
# - Scans all text files in the current directory. | |
# - Retrieves the current directory name. | |
# - Provides the option to specify a custom file extension (default is ".wav"). | |
# - Generates a CSV file named after the current directory. | |
# - Copies the contents of each text file into the CSV file in the format "<filename>.<customFileExtension>,"<file content>." |
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