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Powershell: Create multiple files from a Word template and rename using a list in Excel/CSV (lemy.lol)
submitted 8 months ago by BobTheDestroyer@lemy.lol to c/programming@programming.dev
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I'm a beginner to Powershell and CLI in general, but this task does not need to use either so I'm open to using other tools.

I'm trying to do the following:

  1. Create multiple files from a Word template.
  2. Rename each file based on a list of names found in an Excel/CSV sheet.

Thanks in advance!

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[-] lemmy___user@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

You should be able to use COM interoperability , specifically the OpenAsDocument() and Save() methods. You can also use COM interoperability to read from Excel, but using ImprtFrom-CSV would be much easier. Then you just iterate over the file names, and for each one open the template as a document, then save it as the filename.

[-] BobTheDestroyer@lemy.lol 1 points 8 months ago

Sorry I'm new to this. What exactly do I enter into Powershell for each step?

[-] BobTheDestroyer@lemy.lol 2 points 8 months ago

Nevermind I got it!

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