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Test-OfficeExcelWorkbook

Aliases: ExcelDoctor, ExcelWorkbookDoctor
Module PSWriteOffice
Aliases
ExcelDoctor ExcelWorkbookDoctor
Inputs
OfficeIMO.Excel.ExcelDocument
Outputs
System.Management.Automation.PSObject

Runs OfficeIMO workbook diagnostics and optional safe repairs.

Syntax

Test-OfficeExcelWorkbook [-Path] <String> [-Quiet] [-RepairDefinedNames] [-SkipOpenXmlValidation] [<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Path
Test-OfficeExcelWorkbook -Document <ExcelDocument> [-Quiet] [-RepairDefinedNames] [-SkipOpenXmlValidation] [<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Document

Examples

Authored help example

Gate a generated workbook before sending it to a user.

$doctor = Test-OfficeExcelWorkbook -Path .\Report.xlsx -SkipOpenXmlValidation
if (-not $doctor.Passed) {
    $doctor.Issues |
        Sort-Object Severity,Category,SheetName,Address |
        Format-Table Severity,Category,SheetName,Address,Message,RepairAction
}

Returns OfficeIMO workbook diagnostics for defined names, formulas, tables, drawings, connections, and package validation.

Parameters

-Path String requiredposition: 0aliases: FilePath, InputPathsets: Path
Workbook path.
-Quiet SwitchParameter optional
Return only a Boolean pass/fail value.
-RepairDefinedNames SwitchParameter optional
Repair duplicate, invalid, or broken defined names before reporting.
-SkipOpenXmlValidation SwitchParameter optional
Skip Open XML validator checks.
-Document ExcelDocument requiredpipeline: True (ByValue)sets: Document
Workbook document.

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.