Get array based on another array

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I need to take a CSV file and then create many files out of that in different formats depending on the account number. The account numbers I need are in other files with no other fields (I need to pad them to match). This is just one below.

I know I can cycle through using foreach, but was trying to avoid that. This gives no error, but doesn't work even though I know there are matches.

$sms_accts = import-csv -path "H:\scrap\Positive Pay Feeds\sms_accounts.txt"
$input_file = import-csv -path "H:\scrap\Positive Pay Feeds\CNVDC939.POSITIVE PAY ISSUES.txt"

$sms_accts = $sms_accts  | Select-Object @{Name="Acct";Expression={$_.Acct.PadLeft(11,"0")}}

$to_sms_file = $input_file  | where-object { $sms_accts -contains ($_.ACCOUNT_NUMBER.PadLeft(11,"0"))  }

$to_sms_file

It returns nothing.

Sample file below.

sms_accounts.txt:

Acct
12345678
23456789


Positive Pay:
    "SPONSOR_BANK_ID","BE_CLIENT_ID","COMPANY_NAME","ACCOUNT_NUMBER","SERIAL","AMOUNT","PAYEE","ISSUE_TYPE","STATUS","ENTRY_DATE","ISSUE_DATE"
    "100741","1004928","Acme","0012345678","11111","2468","","0","1","2/11/2014 5:50:34 PM","2/10/2014"
    "100741","1004928","ABC","009999999","22222","180.34","","0","1","2/20/2014 9:01:38 PM","2/20/2014"

Can you give example for the CSV files (headers with fake but coherent contents)? — JPBlanc
– JPBlanc, Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 16:34

amirhosseinab · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 18:51:16Z

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You can use Acct property to filter $sms_accts

... | where-object { $sms_accts.Acct -contains ($_.ACCOUNT_NUMBER.PadLeft(11,"0"))}

in this way you don't need to use foreach in your code.

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 18:51

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Ansgar Wiechers · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 18:37:49Z

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You process $sms_accts into an array of custom objects with the single property Acct:

$sms_accts = $sms_accts  | Select-Object @{Name="Acct";Expression={$_.Acct.PadLeft(11,"0")}}

but then check the array for a particular string:

... | where-object { $sms_accts -contains ($_.ACCOUNT_NUMBER.PadLeft(11,"0")) }

Since none of your custom objects is a string (even though each has a string property), you don't get a match. Change the two lines

$sms_accts = import-csv -path "H:\scrap\Positive Pay Feeds\sms_accounts.txt"

and

$sms_accts = $sms_accts  | Select-Object @{Name="Acct";Expression={$_.Acct.PadLeft(11,"0")}}

into this:

$sms_accts = Import-Csv "H:\scrap\Positive Pay Feeds\sms_accounts.txt" | % {
               $_.Acct.PadLeft(11,"0")
             }

and your check will work as expected.

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 18:37

Ansgar Wiechers

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user1612851 Over a year ago

Thanks. That works. I think I get what you are saying. What if the file had more fields than account number though? How could I use it?

Ansgar Wiechers Over a year ago

@user1921849 That depends on what you actually want to do with it.

user1612851 Over a year ago

I am saying I want to do the exact thing- look for matches- but if the file had acct+other columns. Like is there a way to use my original custom object in the Where-Object.

Ansgar Wiechers Over a year ago

@user1921849 Matches of what? For matches of any single field (Acct or whatever) you'd do the same thing: turn it into an array and check if the array -contains a given value. If you want to check multiple properties you'd need to create just as many arrays. If you have PowerShell v3 or newer you could also use @amirhosseinab's suggestion and do something like this: $sms_accts.Acct -contains X -and $sms_accts.PropA -contains Y.

user1612851 Over a year ago

I did upgrade to PS 4.0 and then $sms_accts.Acct works also with my original code with the .Acct added to the where-object.

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