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Q. How can I use Get-Content to read and parse a comma-separated value (CSV) file in PowerShell?
Don't. Anytime you're parsing text, you're probably working too hard. The Import-CSV cmdlet already knows how to parse a CSV file, so just use that.
Don Jones
July 28, 2010
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Q. How can I use Get-Content to read and parse a comma-separated value (CSV) file in PowerShell?
A. Don't. Anytime you're parsing text, you're probably working too hard. The Import-CSV cmdlet already knows how to parse a CSV file, so just use that.
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