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Powershell: Match array strings (from 2 txt files) line for line

I am trying to figure out how to join strings from two arrays (line for line).
Overview:
I need to run a third party app against a set of files. The output file generated by the 3rd party app (different file format) needs to be delivered to the same directory as the source file.
EXAMPLE:
I have generated the required files:
$sourceFiles = c:\temp\sFiles.txt
$sourceDirs = c:\temp\sDirs.txt
# each line in both arrays need to be matched one for one
For instance:
sourceFiles.txt would contain:
c:\one\please.log
c:\one\two\help.log
c:\one\two\help2.log
c:\one\three\me.log
sourceFolders.txt would contain:
c:\one
c:\one\two
c:\one\two
c:\one\three
As stated, I need to match the two line for line (up to 10000 lines)...SO

I need to be able to loop through the arrays run the app something like this:
& 'c:\program files\3rdPartyApp\App.exe' $sourceFile $sourceDir
OR
& 'c:\program files\3rdPartyApp\App.exe' c:\one\please.log c:\one\two
.... and so on.

Not sure if this is possible?

rlandquist

Try this.

$sourceFiles  = Get-Content "c:\temp\sFiles.txt"
$sourceDirs = Get-Content "c:\temp\sDirs.txt"

for ($i = 0; $i -lt $sourceFiles .count; $i++)
{
	[Diagnostics.Process]::Start('c:\program files\3rdPartyApp\App.exe', $sourceFiles [$i] $sourceDirs[$i])
}

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daveTechSearch

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should that increment to the next line?... I am seeing it only increment to the next character on the first line
'c', ':', and '\'

daveTechSearch

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Got it to work, with a little bit of rework... Thanks for your help!