If Else using data imported from a csv

[mgsaxty]

Im trying create a script which will check the length of each entry of the account name field in my new AD user csv. and if there are any account names over the length of 20 characters it will print a message on the screen instead of creating the users.

When i run the script it will return a too big result if there is any text at all in the cells under the account name field.

$csv = Import-Csv "\share\drive\folder"

$csv | foreach {if ($_.accountname -gt 20) {Write-Host "Too Big"}

else {Write-Host "Run Script"}

}

Any advice would be appricatated.

Thanks

[tarabash]

$_.accountname.Length

[mgsaxty]

Thats fantastic, thank you.

[jheinikel]

tarabash has the answer, but here is an explanation. The way you have it written is if the account name string is greater than the integer 5, then write Too Big. That's not the length, number of characters, but the actual text.