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ConvertFrom-PSFArray

SYNOPSIS

Flattens properties that have array values.

SYNTAX

ConvertFrom-PSFArray [[-JoinBy] <String>] [[-PropertyName] <String[]>] [-InputObject <Object>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Flattens properties that have array values. With this you can prepare objects for export to systems that cannot handle collection in propertyvalues. This flattening happens using a string join operation, so the output on modified properties is guaranteed to be a string.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-Something | ConvertFrom-PSFArray | Export-Csv -Path .\output.csv

Processes the output of Get-Something in order to produce a flat table to export data to csv without trimming collections.

PARAMETERS

-JoinBy

The string sequence to join values by. Defaults to “, “

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: ,
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PropertyName

The properties to affect. Interprets wildcards, defaults to ‘*’.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: *
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InputObject

The objects the properties of which to flatten.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

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OUTPUTS

NOTES