Get-LatestFiles.ps1
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function Get-LatestFiles {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Short function to find recently saved files.
.DESCRIPTION
Short function that can be used to find/locate recently saved files.
Searches are performed by passing the parameters to Get-Childitem which will then
recursively search through your specified file path and then perform a sort to output
the most recently amended files at the top of the list.
Outputs inlcude the Directory,Filename and LastWriteTime
.EXAMPLE
Get-LatestFiles -DaysPast 7 -Path 'C:\GitRepos\AdminToolkit\PowerShell' -FileType *.*
Recursively scans the folder 'C:\GitRepos\AdminToolkit\PowerShell' looking for all files that have been
amended in the last 7 days
.INPUTS
DaysPast [int]
Path [string]
FileType [string]
.OUTPUTS
Directory Name LastWriteTime
--------- ---- -------------
C:\GitRepos\AdminToolkit\PowerShell\CmdLet Get-LatestFiles.ps1 02/02/2018 15:30:35
.NOTES
Author: Luke Leigh
Website: https://admintoolkit.lukeleigh.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeleigh/
GitHub: https://github.com/BanterBoy/
GitHubGist: https://gist.github.com/BanterBoy
.LINK
https://github.com/BanterBoy/adminToolkit/wiki
#>
[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $false)]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $True,
HelpMessage = "Please enter the number of days.")]
[Alias('Days')]
[int32]$DaysPast,
[Parameter(
Mandatory = $True,
HelpMessage = "Please enter search file path.")]
[Alias('Path')]
[string]$FilePath,
[Parameter(
Mandatory = $True,
HelpMessage = "Please enter file extension.")]
[Alias('Ext')]
[string]$FileExt
)
BEGIN {
}
PROCESS {
$Start = (Get-Date).AddDays(-$DaysPast)
$Files = Get-ChildItem -Path $FilePath -Filter $FileExt -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -ge $Start }
foreach ($File in $Files) {
$FileInfo = Select-Object -InputObject $File -Property Directory, Name, LastWriteTime
try {
$properties = @{
Name = $FileInfo.Name
Directory = $FileInfo.Directory
LastWriteTime = $FileInfo.LastWriteTime
}
}
catch {
$properties = @{
Name = $FileInfo.Name
Directory = $FileInfo.Directory
LastWriteTime = $FileInfo.LastWriteTime
}
}
finally {
$obj = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property $properties
Write-Output $obj
}
}
}
END {
}
}
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