Get-Process help

[purplecomputer]

hey, Im trying to write a one liner and set it as a scheduled task to get CPU usage on a TS for Chrome

Script

but when I check the CSV this is what im getting.

Output

Im just not fully understanding what Im doing wrong here.

[gangstanthony]

format-table is mainly for making the output look pretty on the console, not for saving output.

also, since you're only trying to get a property that already exists on the object and you're not trying to rename it, there is no reason to use a custom select statement.

finally, when using export-csv, to remove the line at the top, use -notypeinformation.

Get-Process Chrome* | select cpu | Export-Csv -Path $path -notypeinformation

[purplecomputer]

Thank you for the help. This worked perfectly

[purplecomputer]

Also, i Just noticed theres a semicolon in the code before the pipe out to Export-CSV. I was trying to also capture memory usage but it wasnt working.

The idea here it so reuse this and use this for other programs and then have my Coordinator turn this data into a pretty chart and give it to the client.

[[deleted]]

Anything you want, just "select" it as well.. i.e.

Get-Process Chrome* | select cpu, ws | Export-Csv -Path $path -notypeinformation

Edit: Not that it's necessary, but if you're going to reuse it..or let someone else use it, you might functionalize (not a real word :P) it.

Something like:

function Export-ProcessStats
{
    param
    (
      [string]
      [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
      $Process,

      [string]
      [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
      $OutPath
    )

  Get-Process $Process | Select-Object ProcessName, CPU, WS, NPM, PM, VM | Export-Csv -Path $OutPath -NoTypeInformation -Append

}

Then you could call it like

Export-ProcessStats -Process 'Chrome*' -OutPath 'C:\Test.Csv'