Powershell export csv length

Powershell Export CSV Length

In Powershell, you can use the Export-Csv cmdlet to export data to a CSV file. The length parameter in Export-CSV determines the maximum length of the strings that are exported to the CSV file.

Here’s an example of how you can use the length parameter in Export-CSV:

        
            $data = @(
                @{ Name = "John"; Age = 25; PhoneNumber = "1234567890" },
                @{ Name = "Jane"; Age = 30; PhoneNumber = "9876543210" },
                @{ Name = "Bob"; Age = 35; PhoneNumber = "5555555555" }
            )

            $data | Export-Csv -Path "C:\path\to\output.csv" -NoTypeInformation -Delimiter "," -Encoding UTF8 -MaxLength 10
        
    

In the above example, we have an array of hashtables representing some data. We export this data to a CSV file using Export-Csv, and we set the length parameter to 10. This means that any string in the exported CSV that exceeds 10 characters will be truncated to the first 10 characters.

The resulting CSV file will look like this:

        
            "Name","Age","PhoneNumber"
            "John","25","1234567890"
            "Jane","30","9876543210"
            "Bob","35","5555555555"
        
    

As you can see, the PhoneNumber column values are truncated to the first 10 characters because we specified the -MaxLength parameter as 10.