Using Powershell to loop through Excel files and check if Spreadsheet name exists

Question

I\'m trying to write a powershell script that will loop through each excel file in the given directory, check the file for a specifically named worksheet, and then copy that

Answer 1

You don't need this line:

[void][reflection.assembly]::Loadwithpartialname("microsoft.office.excel")

($Excel = New-Object -ComObject Excel.Application is sufficient here)

I don't think you're referencing the full path to your Excel files. Try modifying this line:

$WorkBook = $Excel.Workbooks.Open($file)

Amend to:

$WorkBook = $Excel.Workbooks.Open($file.Fullname)

Additionally, consider adding a filter to your Get-ChildItem command, if there are sub-directories or non-Excel files, they will cause errors:

$files = Get-ChildItem C:\Test -filter "*.xls"