Find folders by variables and action on them - windows

Question

I am trying to build a script with a variable based on a text file of folder names, find them in one directory and move them to a different directory (or delete them in an additional script).
For example:
$foldernames = Get-Content -Path "C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Folders.txt"
$startpath = "C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Test"
$topath = "C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Moved"
Then find each line item in folder names in the $startpath and if they are found move them to the $topath.

Answer 1

this will do the job. [grin] it fakes reading in your text file of to-move dirs [use Get-Content to do that for real], then gathers a list of dirs in the source location. next, it tests to see if the .Name is in the list of dirs to be moved. finally, it runs Move-Item to move the dir.
note the -WhatIf on the end ... remove that when you are ready to do your live test on your test data set. [grin]
# fake reading in a text file
# in real life, use Get-Content
$ToMoveDirNameList = #(
'test1'
'TuTu'
'GoGoGadget'
'WPF'
)
$SourceDir = $env:TEMP
$DestDir = 'd:\temp'
$SourceDirList = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $SourceDir -Directory
foreach ($SDL_Item in $SourceDirList)
{
if ($SDL_Item.Name -in $ToMoveDirNameList)
{
Move-Item -LiteralPath $SDL_Item.FullName -Destination $DestDir -WhatIf
}
}
output ...
What if: Performing the operation "Move Directory" on target "Item: C:\Temp\test1 Destination: D:\temp\test1".
What if: Performing the operation "Move Directory" on target "Item: C:\Temp\TuTu Destination: D:\temp\TuTu".
What if: Performing the operation "Move Directory" on target "Item: C:\Temp\WPF Destination: D:\temp\WPF".
note #2 - there is NO error checking. this will give you lots of red error text if the destination already has a dir with the same name.
note #3 - there is no record of not-found dirs, either. [grin]