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Update-OfficeExcelText

Aliases: Replace-OfficeExcelText
Module PSWriteOffice
Aliases
Replace-OfficeExcelText
Inputs
OfficeIMO.Excel.ExcelDocument
Outputs
System.Int32

Replaces text in worksheet values.

Syntax

Update-OfficeExcelText [-CaseSensitive] -NewValue <String> -OldValue <String> [-Open] [-PassThru] [-Path] <String> [-Range <String>] [-Regex] [-Sheet <String>] [-SheetIndex <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Parameter set: Path
Update-OfficeExcelText [-CaseSensitive] -Document <ExcelDocument> -NewValue <String> -OldValue <String> [-PassThru] [-Range <String>] [-Regex] [-Sheet <String>] [-SheetIndex <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Parameter set: Document

Examples

Authored help example

Replace status text and verify the update count.

$count = Update-OfficeExcelText -Path .\Report.xlsx -Sheet Summary -OldValue Draft -NewValue Ready -PassThru
[pscustomobject]@{
    Path = '.\Report.xlsx'
    Replacements = $count
}

Updates matching text cells on a sheet, saves the workbook, and returns the replacement count.

Parameters

-CaseSensitive SwitchParameter optional
Use case-sensitive matching.
-NewValue String required
Replacement text.
-OldValue String required
Text or pattern to replace.
-Open SwitchParameter optionalaliases: Showsets: Path
Open the file after saving when using -Path.
-PassThru SwitchParameter optional
Emit the object created or changed by the command.
-Path String requiredposition: 0aliases: FilePath, InputPathsets: Path
Workbook path to update.
-Range String optional
A1 range to update. Defaults to each selected worksheet's used range.
-Regex SwitchParameter optional
Treat -OldValue as a regular expression.
-Sheet String optionalaliases: WorksheetName
Worksheet name. Defaults to all sheets for path/document use and current sheet inside an ExcelSheet block.
-SheetIndex Int32 optional
Worksheet index when using a workbook object or path.
-Document ExcelDocument requiredpipeline: True (ByValue)sets: Document
Workbook to update outside the DSL context.

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.