Powershell Script - Convert Managed Metadata column Value to string

Question

HI,
I have written a small PowerShell Script to pull records from a SP List and put them in a csv file. Here is the script:
$MyWeb = Get-SPWeb "http://dev-apps:8800/applications/PA"
$MyList = $MyWeb.Lists["Alist"]
$exportlist = @()
$Mylist.Items | foreach {
$obj = New-Object PSObject -Property @{
“PName” = $_["Port Name"]
"AName" = $_["Agent Name"]
"Address 1" = $_["Address 1"]
"Address 2" = $_["Address 1"]
"Address 3" = $_["Address 3"]
"Address 4" = $_["Address 4"]
$exportlist += $obj
$exportlist | Export-Csv -path 'C:\Filename.csv'
The script is running all right, the output file is also created, data is also correct for all columns but 1. This PName is a
Managed metadata type column and the output values I am getting for this column are like this:
"ERICA|a6d1e8fd-1f6b-4e09-9830-d21e35950881"
"CLIVE|24dff17f-a1b5-4abe-ae86-57299e1e098b"
viz. the ["Actual Value"|"its GUID"] (seems so). I do not want this GUID to be included in the result csv. Is there a way to remove it.
P.S. Choice column values are being fetched just file.

Answer 1

Try this (you'll need to add in your other properties)
$items = New-Object psobject
$items | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "AName" -value "" ;
$items | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "PName" -value "" ;
$items | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Address1" -value "" ;
$items | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Address2" -value "" ;
$items | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Address3" -value "";
$exportlist = @();
$Mylist.Items | foreach {
$pname = $_["PName"] -as [Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy.TaxonomyFieldValue];
$obj = $items | Select-Object *;
$obj.AName = $_["AName"];
$obj.PName = $pname.Label;
$obj.Address1 = $_["Address 1"];
$obj.Address2 = $_["Address 2"];
$obj.Address3 = $_["Address 3"];
$exportlist += $obj
$exportlist | Export-Csv -path 'C:\AData.csv'
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