Convert multiple xls to csv using powershell

Question

I\'m trying to convert multiple excel files (xls) to csv which is located in a folder using powershell.

I can convert a single file but need help converting multiple

Answer 1

You can just wrap it in a loop that iterates over all the files and change the xls extension to csv:

foreach($file in (Get-ChildItem "C:\temp")) {

  $newname = $file.FullName -replace '\.xls$', '.csv'
  $ExcelWB = new-object -comobject excel.application
  $Workbook = $ExcelWB.Workbooks.Open($file.FullName) 
  $Workbook.SaveAs($newname,6)
  $Workbook.Close($false)
  $ExcelWB.quit()

}