Convert-List2Array.ps1
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<#PSScriptInfo
.VERSION 1.4 .GUID 9f45b1cc-f406-468c-ae9b-20b64ec5d746 .AUTHOR Kalichuza .COMPANYNAME .COPYRIGHT .TAGS "List" "Array" "Convert" .LICENSEURI .PROJECTURI .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES .PRIVATEDATA #> <# .DESCRIPTION Takes a plane-text list and converts it into a powershell array that you can then copy an paste or assign to a variable #> param ( [string]$VariableName, # Optional variable name [string[]]$UserList, # Required list of usernames [switch]$AssignToSession # Flag to assign the variable to the session ) # Ensure UserList is a proper array and filter out empty values [array]$CleanUserList = $UserList | Where-Object { ($_ -ne '') -and ($_ -ne $null) } | Select-Object -Unique # Format array correctly (prevent duplication) [string]$formattedArray = "@(`n" + (($CleanUserList | ForEach-Object { " '$_'" }) -join ",`n") + "`n)" # Assign to session variable if requested if ($AssignToSession -and $VariableName) { Set-Variable -Name $VariableName -Value $CleanUserList -Scope Global } # Output correctly formatted array without duplication if ($VariableName) { "`$$VariableName = $formattedArray" } else { $formattedArray } |