Get content from 2 files and insert into 1 file

Question

Hello guys,

I'm trying to insert content from the 2 files into 2 columns new final.txt

Their are only one column in each file

example:

import file1.txt

import file2.txt

export final.txt

$file1 = Get-Content .\test1.txt
$file2 = Get-Content .\test2.txt
foreach ($i in $file1){
   foreach($y in $file2){
      Write-Host "$i" +  Write-Host "$y"
   }
}
Out-File .\final.txt

Answer 1

You can use th following using arrays :

$file1 = Get-Content .\test1.txt
$file2 = Get-Content .\test2.txt
0..$($file1.Length-1) | % {add-Content -Value "$($file1[$_]), $($file2[$_])" -Path final.txt} 

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In the expression a..b, .. is the range operator that gives a collection of integer from a to b see about_operators.