There are some cases we need to update json files using powershell.
This is how I do it.
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| $filePath = "C:\jeevan\sample.json" | |
| $file = ([System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($filePath) | ConvertFrom-Json) | |
| Write-Host $file.property1 | |
| $file.property1 = Get-Random | |
| $file | ConvertTo-Json | Out-File –FilePath $filePath –Encoding utf8 –Force |
I used following json file
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| { | |
| "property1": 123, | |
| "property2": "value2" | |
| } |
Done 🙂
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