PowerShell Script For Creating Same Folders In Multiple Directories
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Current folder structure:
\ServerSourceA1A1 101
\ServerSourceA1A1 102
\ServerSourceA2A2 101
\ServerSourceA2A2 102
\ServerSourceA3A3 101
\ServerSourceA3A3 102
I need to be able to create 3 folders, A, B, and C, inside each of the second level folders under source (A1 101, A2 101, etc.). FolderDir.txt has A, B, C on their own line. Is there a better way other than the following? There are a LOT more sub directories than listed above:
Foreach($folder in Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt")
New-Item "\ServerSourceA1A1 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA1A1 102$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA2A2 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA2A2 102$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA3A3 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA3A3 102$folder" -ItemType directory
Thanks! I'm still pretty new to PowerShell.
This is what I came up with:
Foreach($folder in Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt")
$lesson = Get-ChildItem -Path \ServerSourceA**
New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
But I'm getting the error:
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'A'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...A:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'B'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...B:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'C'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...C:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
However, if I put -WhatIf command on the end (after "directory") it appears to be able to do what I want...
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Current folder structure:
\ServerSourceA1A1 101
\ServerSourceA1A1 102
\ServerSourceA2A2 101
\ServerSourceA2A2 102
\ServerSourceA3A3 101
\ServerSourceA3A3 102
I need to be able to create 3 folders, A, B, and C, inside each of the second level folders under source (A1 101, A2 101, etc.). FolderDir.txt has A, B, C on their own line. Is there a better way other than the following? There are a LOT more sub directories than listed above:
Foreach($folder in Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt")
New-Item "\ServerSourceA1A1 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA1A1 102$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA2A2 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA2A2 102$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA3A3 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA3A3 102$folder" -ItemType directory
Thanks! I'm still pretty new to PowerShell.
This is what I came up with:
Foreach($folder in Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt")
$lesson = Get-ChildItem -Path \ServerSourceA**
New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
But I'm getting the error:
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'A'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...A:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'B'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...B:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'C'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...C:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
However, if I put -WhatIf command on the end (after "directory") it appears to be able to do what I want...
windows powershell windows-10
asked Nov 9 at 13:18
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"I've yet to find a way to do this" Can you post the code you have so far and point out where it is failing?
– boxdog
Nov 9 at 13:36
You are a bit unclear if you want to create the subfolders in every 2nd level folder below source or only the ones ending in 101,102. Instead of literally writing everyone single one, useGet-CildItemto iterate the folder structure and aForEach-Objectto issue the New-Item in each one.
– LotPings
Nov 9 at 14:39
Apologies. Every 2nd level folder under source. The numbers vary. How would I write that, with Get-ChildItem, for it to place those new directories in every second level directory?
– JPS
Nov 9 at 14:54
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Current folder structure:
\ServerSourceA1A1 101
\ServerSourceA1A1 102
\ServerSourceA2A2 101
\ServerSourceA2A2 102
\ServerSourceA3A3 101
\ServerSourceA3A3 102
I need to be able to create 3 folders, A, B, and C, inside each of the second level folders under source (A1 101, A2 101, etc.). FolderDir.txt has A, B, C on their own line. Is there a better way other than the following? There are a LOT more sub directories than listed above:
Foreach($folder in Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt")
New-Item "\ServerSourceA1A1 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA1A1 102$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA2A2 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA2A2 102$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA3A3 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA3A3 102$folder" -ItemType directory
Thanks! I'm still pretty new to PowerShell.
This is what I came up with:
Foreach($folder in Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt")
$lesson = Get-ChildItem -Path \ServerSourceA**
New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
But I'm getting the error:
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'A'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...A:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'B'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...B:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'C'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...C:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
However, if I put -WhatIf command on the end (after "directory") it appears to be able to do what I want...
windows powershell windows-10
asked Nov 9 at 13:18
JPS
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Current folder structure:
\ServerSourceA1A1 101
\ServerSourceA1A1 102
\ServerSourceA2A2 101
\ServerSourceA2A2 102
\ServerSourceA3A3 101
\ServerSourceA3A3 102
I need to be able to create 3 folders, A, B, and C, inside each of the second level folders under source (A1 101, A2 101, etc.). FolderDir.txt has A, B, C on their own line. Is there a better way other than the following? There are a LOT more sub directories than listed above:
Foreach($folder in Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt")
New-Item "\ServerSourceA1A1 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA1A1 102$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA2A2 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA2A2 102$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA3A3 101$folder" -ItemType directory
New-Item "\ServerSourceA3A3 102$folder" -ItemType directory
Thanks! I'm still pretty new to PowerShell.
This is what I came up with:
Foreach($folder in Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt")
$lesson = Get-ChildItem -Path \ServerSourceA**
New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
But I'm getting the error:
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'A'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...A:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'B'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...B:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
New-Item : Could not find a part of the path 'C'.
At line:4 char:1
+ New-Item $lesson$folder -ItemType Directory
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (\ServerSource...C:String) [New-Item], DirectoryNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
However, if I put -WhatIf command on the end (after "directory") it appears to be able to do what I want...
windows powershell windows-10
windows powershell windows-10
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"I've yet to find a way to do this" Can you post the code you have so far and point out where it is failing?
– boxdog
Nov 9 at 13:36
You are a bit unclear if you want to create the subfolders in every 2nd level folder below source or only the ones ending in 101,102. Instead of literally writing everyone single one, useGet-CildItemto iterate the folder structure and aForEach-Objectto issue the New-Item in each one.
– LotPings
Nov 9 at 14:39
Apologies. Every 2nd level folder under source. The numbers vary. How would I write that, with Get-ChildItem, for it to place those new directories in every second level directory?
– JPS
Nov 9 at 14:54
add a comment |
2
"I've yet to find a way to do this" Can you post the code you have so far and point out where it is failing?
– boxdog
Nov 9 at 13:36
You are a bit unclear if you want to create the subfolders in every 2nd level folder below source or only the ones ending in 101,102. Instead of literally writing everyone single one, useGet-CildItemto iterate the folder structure and aForEach-Objectto issue the New-Item in each one.
– LotPings
Nov 9 at 14:39
Apologies. Every 2nd level folder under source. The numbers vary. How would I write that, with Get-ChildItem, for it to place those new directories in every second level directory?
– JPS
Nov 9 at 14:54
2
2
"I've yet to find a way to do this" Can you post the code you have so far and point out where it is failing?
– boxdog
Nov 9 at 13:36
"I've yet to find a way to do this" Can you post the code you have so far and point out where it is failing?
– boxdog
Nov 9 at 13:36
You are a bit unclear if you want to create the subfolders in every 2nd level folder below source or only the ones ending in 101,102. Instead of literally writing everyone single one, use
Get-CildItem to iterate the folder structure and a ForEach-Object to issue the New-Item in each one.– LotPings
Nov 9 at 14:39
You are a bit unclear if you want to create the subfolders in every 2nd level folder below source or only the ones ending in 101,102. Instead of literally writing everyone single one, use
Get-CildItem to iterate the folder structure and a ForEach-Object to issue the New-Item in each one.– LotPings
Nov 9 at 14:39
Apologies. Every 2nd level folder under source. The numbers vary. How would I write that, with Get-ChildItem, for it to place those new directories in every second level directory?
– JPS
Nov 9 at 14:54
Apologies. Every 2nd level folder under source. The numbers vary. How would I write that, with Get-ChildItem, for it to place those new directories in every second level directory?
– JPS
Nov 9 at 14:54
add a comment |
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Because the folderlist is iterated over several times it should be read in first
untested:
$folderlist = Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt"
Get-ChildItem -Path '\ServerSource**' -Directory | ForEach-Object
ForEach ($folder in $folderlist)
New-Item (Join-Path $_.FullName $folder) -ItemType directory -Force -WhatIf
If the output look OK remove the -WhatIf
answered Nov 9 at 17:08
LotPings
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That works great! Thanks!!
– JPS
Nov 9 at 17:29
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1 Answer
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oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Because the folderlist is iterated over several times it should be read in first
untested:
$folderlist = Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt"
Get-ChildItem -Path '\ServerSource**' -Directory | ForEach-Object
ForEach ($folder in $folderlist)
New-Item (Join-Path $_.FullName $folder) -ItemType directory -Force -WhatIf
If the output look OK remove the -WhatIf
answered Nov 9 at 17:08
LotPings
15.4k61531
That works great! Thanks!!
– JPS
Nov 9 at 17:29
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Because the folderlist is iterated over several times it should be read in first
untested:
$folderlist = Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt"
Get-ChildItem -Path '\ServerSource**' -Directory | ForEach-Object
ForEach ($folder in $folderlist)
New-Item (Join-Path $_.FullName $folder) -ItemType directory -Force -WhatIf
If the output look OK remove the -WhatIf
answered Nov 9 at 17:08
LotPings
15.4k61531
That works great! Thanks!!
– JPS
Nov 9 at 17:29
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Because the folderlist is iterated over several times it should be read in first
untested:
$folderlist = Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt"
Get-ChildItem -Path '\ServerSource**' -Directory | ForEach-Object
ForEach ($folder in $folderlist)
New-Item (Join-Path $_.FullName $folder) -ItemType directory -Force -WhatIf
If the output look OK remove the -WhatIf
answered Nov 9 at 17:08
LotPings
15.4k61531
Because the folderlist is iterated over several times it should be read in first
untested:
$folderlist = Get-Content "C:tempfolderDir.txt"
Get-ChildItem -Path '\ServerSource**' -Directory | ForEach-Object
ForEach ($folder in $folderlist)
New-Item (Join-Path $_.FullName $folder) -ItemType directory -Force -WhatIf
If the output look OK remove the -WhatIf
answered Nov 9 at 17:08
LotPings
15.4k61531
answered Nov 9 at 17:08
LotPings
15.4k61531
answered Nov 9 at 17:08
LotPings
15.4k61531
answered Nov 9 at 17:08
LotPings
15.4k61531
15.4k61531
That works great! Thanks!!
– JPS
Nov 9 at 17:29
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That works great! Thanks!!
– JPS
Nov 9 at 17:29
That works great! Thanks!!
– JPS
Nov 9 at 17:29
That works great! Thanks!!
– JPS
Nov 9 at 17:29
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"I've yet to find a way to do this" Can you post the code you have so far and point out where it is failing?
– boxdog
Nov 9 at 13:36
You are a bit unclear if you want to create the subfolders in every 2nd level folder below source or only the ones ending in 101,102. Instead of literally writing everyone single one, use
Get-CildItemto iterate the folder structure and aForEach-Objectto issue the New-Item in each one.– LotPings
Nov 9 at 14:39
Apologies. Every 2nd level folder under source. The numbers vary. How would I write that, with Get-ChildItem, for it to place those new directories in every second level directory?
– JPS
Nov 9 at 14:54