Copy files from one folder to another with random prefix

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I’m trying to copy files from one folder to another.
I have some sort of random prefix i my files. but i have the last part of the filename in a csv file.

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "\\newpart\xxx\$((Get-Date).ToString('dd-MM-yyyy'))_test" -Force
Import-Csv '\\csvpath\xxx\file.csv' | 
  ForEach {Copy-Item -path \\oldpath\xxx\* -filter $($_.Fil) "\\newpath\xxx\$((Get-Date).ToString("dd-MM-yyyy"))_text" }

my files looks the this:

{001588D8-5FF0-409C-9BF7-A3AE6D0B26CF} - AppImage20160520115646078.jpg

CSV file only have this part of the filename:

AppImage20160520115646078.jpg

Answer

Use * wildcard in -filter "*$($_.Fil)".

On the other side, Copy-Item documentation says that its -Path parameter does not accept wildcard characters.

$newTarget = "\\newpart\xxx\$((Get-Date).ToString('dd-MM-yyyy'))_test"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$newTarget" -Force
Import-Csv '\\csvpath\xxx\file.csv' | 
    ForEach { 
        Get-ChildItem "\\oldpath\xxx\*$($_.Fil)" -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
            ForEach { Copy-Item -path $PSItem.FullName -Destination "$newTarget" }
    }

or (maybe better)

$newTarget = "\\newpart\xxx\$((Get-Date).ToString('dd-MM-yyyy'))_test"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$newTarget" -Force
Import-Csv '\\csvpath\xxx\file.csv' | 
    ForEach { 
        Get-ChildItem "\\oldpath\xxx\*$($_.Fil)" -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
            Copy-Item -Destination "$newTarget"
    }

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Source : Link , Question Author : Daniel Christensen , Answer Author : JosefZ

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