# encoding: ascii # api: powershell # title: Search Files by Date # description: Please: If you download and like, please tweet it. # version: 1.0 # type: script # author: Matt Schmitt # license: CC0 # x-poshcode-id: 3806 # x-archived: 2012-12-04T12:10:48 # x-published: 2012-11-30T09:15:00 # # This project is in response to “Need PS script to search files by date accessed” script request: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/site/requests/Need-PS-script-to-search-files-by-date-accessed-66042eaf?ShowSubmitLinkForm=False # This is a script that will export a csv file containing the names of files for files in a certain directory (including sub-directories) within a date range. When ran, the script asks for the root directory, the from and to dates, and where to export the file to. # # Enjoy! # Matt # <# Author: Matt Schmitt Date: 11/30/12 Version: 1.0 From: USA Email: ithink2020@gmail.com Website: http://about.me/schmittmatt Twitter: @MatthewASchmitt Description A script for finding files in a directory by Last Accessed Date. #> Write-Host "Enter Root Directory you would like to search" Write-Host "" Write-Host "Example: C:\Users\testuser" Write-Host "" $directory = Read-Host ">>" cls Write-Host "Enter "From" Date" Write-Host "" Write-Host "Example: 1/1/12" Write-Host "" $startDate = Read-Host '>>' cls Write-Host "Enter "To" Date" Write-Host "" Write-Host "Example: 11/30/12" Write-Host "" $endDate = Read-Host '>>' cls Write-Host "Enter where you would like the CSV file to be exported" Write-Host "" Write-Host "Example: C:\Files.csv" Write-Host "" $outPutFile = Read-Host '>>' cls Write-Host "" Write-Host "" Write-Host "Searching for files in '$directory' from '$startDate' to '$endDate'..." Get-ChildItem -path $directory -Recurse | where { $_.lastaccesstime -ge [datetime]$startDate -and $_.lastaccesstime -lt [datetime]$endDate} | select fullname | Export-CSV -Path $outPutFile Write-Host "" Write-Host "Results have been exported!" Write-Host "" Write-Host "Press any key to Exit." #Code to wait for user to press a key. $x = $host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")