In this tutorial, I will explain how tocreate a file using PowerShell if it doesn’t already exist. As a PowerShell user, I’ve encountered situations where I needed to ensure a file was created only if it wasn’t present. I’ll walk you through different methods to achieve this with ...
If you’re new to PowerShell I could also have put the pieces of the string together individually like this. $filename=$Folder+’\Logfile’+((Get-Random 100000).tostring())+’.txt’ Let’s review Each file now has a unique size and content Each filename now has something a little mo...
ReadCreate a Log File using PowerShell Handle Errors While Creating Folder If Not Exist It is very important to handle errors while creating folders using PowerShell if it does not exist. The error can be due to anything, such as insufficient permissions or an invalid path name. Here is the...
In our last example, we will create a custom file that (as of a recent Yandex search) doesn't exist and is designed to be a custom format for internal use. As we've seen PowerShell can create standard files like text files, comm separated files, and even custom delimiters files and s...
Step 1: How to create a text file using PowerShell There are two possibilities to consider while creating a new text file in PowerShell: Possibility 1:Create the text file in the Present Working Directory (PWD): to accomplish this, execute the following command to make a new file: the or...
Step 1: Open PowerShell Firstly, press “Window+X” to access the Power User menu. Then, open the Windows PowerShell as administrator: Step 2: Create New Empty File on a Specific Location Create an empty file using the “New-Item” command and add the path where the file will be saved...
the file will be later deleted. How can I easily use Windows PowerShell to create a temporary file name? Use theGetTempFileNamestatic method from the System.IO.Path .NET Framework class: [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
Add domain user as sysadmin in SQL Server 2012 using PowerShell Add formatting and style to a html report in powershell Add full control to computer object Add ICMPv4/v6 Echo Request Using PowerShell Add IP output to Test-Connection Add line to a text file just after a specific line with...
Start-Process "$psHome\powershell.exe" -Verb Runas -ArgumentList $arg -ErrorAction 'stop'}catch{Write-Warning "Error - Failed to restart script with runas"break}exit # Quit this session of powershell}}else{Write-Warning "Error - Script must be saved as a .ps1 file fir...
PowerShell 3.0+ – All demos in this tutorial will use PowerShell v7.1.3. Using Windows Command Prompt to Create File You have two command-line options in Windows; the command prompt (cmd.exe) or PowerShell. Let’s first cover how to use the Windows command prompt to create a file tha...