ConvertToExcelXlsx.ps1
Function ConvertTo-ExcelXlsx { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts an Excel xls to a xlsx using -ComObject #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline)] [string]$Path, [parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [switch]$Force ) Process { if (-Not ($Path | Test-Path) ) { throw "File not found" } if (-Not ($Path | Test-Path -PathType Leaf) ) { throw "Folder paths are not allowed" } $xlFixedFormat = 51 #Constant for XLSX Workbook $xlsFile = Get-Item -Path $Path $xlsxPath = "{0}x" -f $xlsFile.FullName if ($xlsFile.Extension -ne ".xls") { throw "Expected .xls extension" } if (Test-Path -Path $xlsxPath) { if ($Force) { try { Remove-Item $xlsxPath -Force } catch { throw "{0} already exists and cannot be removed. The file may be locked by another application." -f $xlsxPath } Write-Verbose $("Removed {0}" -f $xlsxPath) } else { throw "{0} already exists!" -f $xlsxPath } } try { $Excel = New-Object -ComObject "Excel.Application" } catch { throw "Could not create Excel.Application ComObject. Please verify that Excel is installed." } $Excel.Visible = $false $Excel.Workbooks.Open($xlsFile.FullName) | Out-Null $Excel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs($xlsxPath, $xlFixedFormat) $Excel.ActiveWorkbook.Close() $Excel.Quit() } } |