In the second part of this series, Brien shows how to import a .CSV file into a PowerShell array, including two methods for zooming in on just the specific data you need and filtering out the rest.

CSV is an abbreviation for Comma-Separated Values. The file format allows users to import or export data from one platform to another.

To find this information, you must read each CSV file and build a small report for them. First, you'll need to read all of the CSV files. We can do that with Import-Csv. Get-ChildItem -Path C:\Exports ...

What makes a CSV file unique is the way its content is organized. Here's what you need to know about CSV files and how to use them.

Now that I have shown you how to create a .CSV file, I want to show you how to import a .CSV file into PowerShell. I will cover that in Part 2 here.