Add list of files in a directory to array list

Question

I am trying to save the list of files in a directory to array list, can you please share the code snippet for Windows PowerShell.

I have 2 files under c:\temp

file1: stack.zip
file2: overflow.zip

Need to store file1 & file2 in a array called

$arrlst = ['stack.zip','overflow.zip'] Set-Location -Path "c:\temp" fileslst = Get-children $arrlst = [filelist]

Drew · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-09 06:17:15Z

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Running the below will get you what you are after.

[System.Collections.ArrayList]$arrlst = @( $(Get-ChildItem -File -Path 'C:\temp' | Select -ExpandProperty Name) )

You need to do Select -ExpandProperty Name to ensure that the only result from the Get-ChildItem is the filename including extension (Name).

edited Oct 9, 2019 at 6:17

answered Oct 9, 2019 at 5:56

Drew

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Vinodh Elumalai Over a year ago

it partially worked, i got the output as single array value, stack.zip overflow.zip as single value, but i can customize.. thank you Drew

Drew Over a year ago

@VinodhElumalai Sorry about that, I have updated the answer to properly accommodate your request.

Vinodh Elumalai Over a year ago

thank you @drew, i tried below one and it worked. $scriptpath='c:\temp' $fileNames = Get-ChildItem -File -Path $scriptPath -Recurse -Include *.zip | Select -ExpandProperty Name foreach ($vinodh in $fileNames) { write-host $vinodh $a,$b= $vinodh.split(').') $b[2].Substring(1) }

RavinderSingh13 · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-09 07:19:00Z

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$scriptpath='c:\temp' $fileNames = Get-ChildItem -File -Path $scriptPath -Recurse -Include *.zip | Select -ExpandProperty Name foreach ($vinodh in $fileNames) { write-host $vinodh }

edited Oct 9, 2019 at 7:19

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answered Oct 9, 2019 at 6:23

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Drew Over a year ago

This doesn't meet your own requirements of creating an array list. This also took 11.230 seconds to run against 5,500 files. My answer will do what you require in 0.450 seconds for 5,500 files. The Write-Host command is what is causing the large amount of time in your script and not adding it to an array list.

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