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PowerShell Output to Text File

So I am fairly new to Powershell and need to create a script to rename the computers in our office. That portion of the script works. The part i am having trouble with is the output.

I have this set in task scheduler but when it runs i do not see if the rename was successful. Below is my script and below that is the what goes into the text file.

start-transcript -path C:\Users\abhagwandin.SENECA\Desktop\RenameResults.txt
$CSV = Import-Csv "C:\Users\abhagwandin.SENECA\Desktop\Computer Desktop Names Test.csv" -Header OldName, NewName
Foreach ($name in $CSV)


{
write-output $name

netdom renamecomputer $name.OldName /newname: $name.NewName /userd: admin /passwordd: pass /usero: admin /passwordo: pass /reboot /force
}



stop-transcript

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Text File Output

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Windows PowerShell Transcript Start
Start time: 20150520154216
Username :
Machine : (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1)
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Transcript started, output file is C:\Users\abhagwandin.SENECA\Desktop\RenameRe
sults.txt
OldName NewName
------- -------
JFLAHNYCD1 JFLAHERTY
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Windows PowerShell Transcript End
End time: 20150520154218
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Manojkumar Rane

Try this :

$CSV = Import-Csv "C:\Users\abhagwandin.SENECA\Desktop\Computer Desktop Names Test.csv" -Header OldName, NewName
$output = Foreach ($name in $CSV)

{
write-output $name

netdom renamecomputer $name.OldName /newname: $name.NewName /userd: admin /passwordd: pass /usero: admin /passwordo: pass /reboot /force
}

$output | Out-File C:\Users\manojkumar.rane\Desktop\output.csv

yaknour

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Thank you, this is exactly what i was looking for.