Export-PSData.ps1
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function Export-PSData { <# .Synopsis Exports property bags into a data file .Description Exports property bags and the first level of any other object into a ps data file (.psd1) .Link Import-PSData .Example Get-Web -Url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPRC3EDR_GU -AsMicrodata -ItemType http://schema.org/VideoObject | Export-PSData .\PipeworksQuickstart.video.psd1 #> [OutputType([IO.FileInfo])] param( # The data that will be exported [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [PSObject[]] $InputObject, # The path to the data file [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0)] [string] $DataFile ) begin { $AllObjects = New-Object Collections.ArrayList } process { $null = $AllObjects.AddRange($InputObject) } end { #region Convert to Hashtables and export $text = $AllObjects | Write-PowerShellHashtable $text | Set-Content -Path $DataFile Get-Item -Path $DataFile #endregion Convert to Hashtables and export } } |