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AutoOUADCreator.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2024 Rayyan Hodges, TAFE NSW, AlphaDelta
+# Copyright 2024 Rayyan Hodges, TAFE NSW, AlphaDelta
 # Contact: rayyan.hodges@studytafensw.edu.au
 # Program Name: AutoOUADCreator
 # Purpose of script: Create a batch set of OU' using a CSV file within an existing Active Directory Forest.
@@ -13,31 +13,57 @@ $fpath = Read-Host -Prompt "Please enter the path to your CSV file containing OU
 # Check if the CSV file exists
 if (Test-Path $fpath) {
     # Display path to file given by end-user
-    echo $fpath
+    Write-Host "CSV file path: $fpath"
 
 # Display path to file given by end-user
 echo $fpath
 
-#Import OU info from CSV file.
-$fous = Import-Csv $fpath
+ # Import OU info from CSV file with error checking
+    try {
+        $fous = Import-Csv $fpath -ErrorAction Stop
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "Error importing CSV file: $_"
+        exit
+    }
 
 #Create OU's within the Active Directory forest by looping throughout each row within the CSV file.
 foreach ($row in $fous) {
         # Get the name of the OU from the CSV
         $ouName = $row.Name
 
-        # Get all existing OUs in the specified path
-    $existingOUs = Get-ADOrganizationalUnit -Filter * -SearchBase "DC=alphadelta,DC=com" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
+        # Ensure $ouName is not null or empty
+        if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ouName)) {
+# Get all existing OUs in the specified path
+            try {
+                $existingOUs = Get-ADOrganizationalUnit -Filter * -SearchBase "DC=PSTest,DC=local" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
+            } catch {
+                Write-Host "Error retrieving existing OUs: $_"
+                exit
+            }
 
-        # Check if the OU already exists
-    if (-not (Get-ADOrganizationalUnit -LDAPFilter "(Name=$ouName)")) {
+# Check if the OU already exists
+$ouExists = $false
+foreach ($existingOU in $existingOUs) {
+    if ($existingOU -eq $ouName) {
+        $ouExists = $true
+        break
+    }
+}
+
+i if (-not $ouExists) {
                 # Create the OU
-            New-ADOrganizationalUnit -Name $ouName -Path "DC=alphadelta,DC=com" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                try {
+                    New-ADOrganizationalUnit -Name $ouName -Path "DC=PSTest,DC=local" -ErrorAction Stop
                     Write-Host "OU '$ouName' created successfully."
-            # If OU name already exists, simply display a message stating it exists and skip to next entry.
+                } catch {
+                    Write-Host "Error creating OU '$ouName': $_"
+                }
             } else {
                 Write-Host "OU '$ouName' already exists, proceeding to next entry."
             }
+        } else {
+            Write-Host "Skipping empty OU name."
+        }
     }
 } else {
     Write-Host "The specified CSV file does not exist."