How can I print out automatically several pdf files in defined folder with powershell ?

Start-Process : This command cannot be run due to the error: The system cannot find the file
 specified.
 At C:\PowerShell\Scripts\Invoices-pdf.ps1:25 char:49
 + $result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach-Object { Start-Process -FilePath s:\INVOI ...
 +                                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Start-Process], InvalidOperationExcepti
    on
     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartP
    rocessCommand

if you look at the error it is trying to print the document at c:\powershell\scripts\ folder which doesn't exist.

you can simply do a set-location before "Start-Process -FilePath s:\INVOICES\0070\*.pdf –Verb Print"

set-location s:\

Justin Yeung

1.In line begining Sresult I made a mistake. line looked like:
 $result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {$_.Invoices} | Start-Process -FilePath s:\INVOICES\0070\*.pdf –Verb Print

2.I do not quite understand where I have to insert: s:\ or s:\invoices\0070, in the pipeline?

since the script looks like it is running locally on the machine.

you can set-location even at the beginning of the script.

set-location S:\

basically when you start powershell, it prompted a current location as you see c:\users\xxxx>

which powershell assume all value are store on that location unless you change it by using set-location

Justin Yeung

I followed your advice and put the cmdlet set-location s:\
in the beginning of the script. That looks like now:

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$ex = New-Object -ComObject Excel.Application
$ex.Visible = 1
$wb = $ex.Workbooks.Open("C:\users\dov143\Documents\Hoveret-3-Eli.xlsx") #Template.xlsx")
$ws = $wb.Worksheets.Item(1)

Set-Location s:\

$result = @()

[int]$rmax = $ws.Range("G65536").End(-4162).Row
$ws.Range("G3:G$rmax") | Where {$_.Value2} | Foreach {
      $col = $_.Column+1
      $row = $_.Row
      $val = $ws.Cells.Item($row,$col)
      
      $result += [pscustomobject]@{
            Invoices = [System.Convert]::ToString($_.Value2)+".pdf"
            Values = $val.Value2
      }
}
      $result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {$_.Invoices} |  Copy-Item c:\Users\dov143\Documents -Destination D:\dov2
   
   #Dir D:\dov2\*.pdf | Foreach-Object { Start-Process -FilePath $_.FullName –Verb Print }
   
$ex.Quit()

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I also enclose an error message :

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the command does not take pipeline input or the input and its properties do not match any of
 the parameters that take pipeline input.
At C:\PowerShell\Scripts\Invoices-pdf.ps1:25 char:58
+     $result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {$_.Invoices} |  Copy-Item c:\Users\dov1 ...
+                                                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (סה"כ שולם.pdf:String) [Copy-Item], Parameter
   BindingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InputObjectNotBound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CopyItemComm
   and

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where is the document actually converted to?

I can see that you changed your destination with the script provided previously.

the command does not take pipeline input or the input and its properties do not match any of
  the parameters that take pipeline input.
 At C:\PowerShell\Scripts\Invoices-pdf.ps1:25 char:58
 +     $result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {$_.Invoices} |  Copy-Item c:\Users\dov1 ...

it looks like there isn't any properties related to Inovices

can you do a get-member of

 $result | Get-Member

Justin Yeung
............................
1.  misspeling  Dir D:\dov2\*.pdf | Foreach-Object { Start-Process -FilePath $_.FullName –Verb Print } instead
# Dir D:\dov2\*.pdf | Foreach-Object { Start-Process -FilePath $_.FullName –Verb Print }

 TypeName: System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject

2
PS S:\> $result | gm
Name        MemberType   Definition                        
----        ----------   ----------                        
Equals               Method             bool Equals(System.Object obj)    
GetHashCode Method       int GetHashCode()                
GetType           Method       type GetType()                    
ToString           Method       string ToString()                
Invoices           NoteProperty System.String Invoices=7137616.pdf
Values              NoteProperty System.Double Values=188949.27

$result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {$_.Invoices | Copy-Item c:\Users\dov1 ...}

The pipeline should be within the $_.invoices...... it is doing it for each object.

you don't need the set-location for the script and it should work fine

Justin Yeung

the script still does not work
...................................................................................................
$result = @()

[int]$rmax = $ws.Range("G65536").End(-4162).Row
$ws.Range("G3:G$rmax") | Where {$_.Value2} | Foreach {
      $col = $_.Column+1
      $row = $_.Row
      $val = $ws.Cells.Item($row,$col)
      
      $result += [pscustomobject]@{
      
      Invoices = [System.Convert]::ToString($_.Value2)+".pdf"
            Values = $val.Value2
            
       }
      }
$result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {$_.Invoices |  Copy-Item c:\Users\dov143\Documents -Destination D:\dov2}
.......................................................................................................................................................
Copy-Item : The input object cannot be bound to any parameters for the command either because
 the command does not take pipeline input or the input and its properties do not match any of
 the parameters that take pipeline input.
At C:\PowerShell\Scripts\Invoices-pdf.ps1:24 char:57
+     $result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {$_.Invoices |  Copy-Item c:\Users\dov14 ...
+                                                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (7141157.pdf:String) [Copy-Item], ParameterBi
   ndingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InputObjectNotBound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CopyItemComm
   and

.........................................

$result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {write-host $_.Invoices}

what's the result of the $_.invoices?

it doesn't seem like it can pass the value to the pipeline.

Justin Yeung

it displays a list of pdf files (Invoices)

$_.invoices should be the actualy file name like "something.pdf" so then it doesn't need to pass to pipeline since nothing to pass.

$result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {Copy-Item c:\Users\dov143\Documents\$($_.invoices) -Destination D:\dov2}

Justin Yeung

Copy-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\Users\dov143\Documents\test1.pdf' because it does not exist

At C:\PowerShell\Scripts\Invoices-pdf.ps1:30 char:42

Copy-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\Users\dov143\Documents\test2.pdf' because it does not exist

At C:\PowerShell\Scripts\Invoices-pdf.ps1:30 char:42

where is the actual file located after it coverted to PDF?

Hi folks

The solution:

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$ex = New-Object -ComObject Excel.Application
$ex.Visible = 1
$wb = $ex.Workbooks.Open("C:\users\dov143\Documents\Template.xlsx")
$ws = $wb.Worksheets.Item(1)

$result = @()

[int]$rmax = $ws.Range("G65536").End(-4162).Row
$ws.Range("G3:G$rmax") | Where {$_.Value2} | Foreach {
      $col = $_.Column+1
      $row = $_.Row
      $val = $ws.Cells.Item($row,$col)
      
      $result += [pscustomobject]@{
            Invoices = $_.Value2
            Values = $val.Value2
      }
}
      
$result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {$_.Invoices}

$ex.Quit()

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$result | Where {!$_.Values} | Foreach {$_.Invoices}

I think it will just list all the invoices with your command.........

but it is not going to do anything.

Justin Yeung

The script is working

 Where

{!$_.Values}

is OK