Sorting array values using Powershell - arrays

Question

I'm trying to output a list of items pulled from an API we use to connect to our MDM console. I have two functions, both of which work together and I can see all the data in the output of the script, however, I would like to sort this data into a .csv file using the variable names from one of the functions as the column headers. I'm new to PS and have been pulling my hair out.
I can see that the variable is an array and all the values in there, but have zero idea how to sort if or if there is a better way to grab the data I need.
#Current MDM Environment
$ev = "Q"
#Define MDM credentials to match environment from above
if($ev -eq "Q")
{
$Code = 'VbvmMGOV0Pd2lF4GurpBqnwD/R6mFmUKI6z3CKAY5tw='
$ui = 'MDMqualserver'
}
else{$Code = 'Pe8w/3jDREgse2gUu3UYZ28FHeafg0xcheu/AYwJ6PE='
$ui = 'MDMprodserver'}#>
#API Auth for MDM Console
$Auth = Get-Content -path 'C:\ProgramData\ScriptAuth\mobilityapi.txt'
$Contenttype = 'application/json'
$CurrentDate = Get-Date
$CurrentDate = $CurrentDate.ToString('MM-dd-yyyy')
$path = "C:\users\username\desktop\$currentDate.csv"
Function get_all
{
$array =#()
#Define URL
$url = "https://$ui.company.gov/api/mdm/devices/extensivesearch?
pagesize=10000"
#Define Headers
$headers = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String],
[String]]"
$headers.Add("aw-tenant-code", $Code)
$headers.Add("Authorization", $Auth)
#Send Rest Request
try{
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -uri $url -Headers $headers}
catch{
$error = "BDevice Info Not Found"}
#Close Connection
$ServicePoint = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::FindServicePoint($url)
$SSP = $ServicePoint.CloseConnectionGroup("")
#Parse Device Info
$data = $response.DeviceExtensiveSearchResult.Devices.DeviceDetailsExt
$data | foreach {
$serial = $_.SerialNumber
$array += $serial
}
return $array
}
Function get_devattrib
{
Param([string]$serial)
$array = #()
#Define URL
$url = "https://$ui.company.gov/api/mdm/devices?
searchby=Serialnumber&id=$serial"
#Define Headers
$headers = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String],
[String]]"
$headers.Add("aw-tenant-code", $Code)
$headers.Add("Authorization", $Auth)
$headers.Add("Content-Type", $Contenttype)
#Send Rest Request
try{
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -uri $url -Headers $headers}
catch{
return $false}
#Close Connection
$ServicePoint = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::FindServicePoint($url)
$ServicePoint.CloseConnectionGroup("")
#Parse Device Info (#removed .Device from $data = $response.Device)
$data = $response
$data | foreach {
$ownership = $_.Ownership
$friendlyname = $_.DeviceFriendlyName
$platform = $_.Platform
$model = $_.Model
$snumber = $_.AssetNumber
$username = $_.UserName
$mac = $_.MacAddress
$phone = $_.PhoneNumber
$lastseen = $_.LastSeen
$enrollstatus = $_.EnrollmentStatus
$compliance = $_.ComplianceStatus
return [datetime]$lastseen, $ownership, $friendlyname, $platform, $model,
$snumber, $serial, $username, $mac, $phone, $enrollstatus, $compliance
}
}
$devices = #()
$getdevices = #()
$devices = get_all
foreach ($device in $devices){
$getdevices += get_devattrib $device
}
$getdevices
The output of the data looks like this for each device in our console (I have made the info generic to hide company data):
True
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 8:33:21 PM Corporate Owned username - assetnumber Apple iPad Pro with Wi-Fi + Cellular (128 GB Space Gray) asset number serial nubmer username mac address phonenumber Enrolled NonCompliant
A. I don't understand why I get "true" at the beginning of the output for each device in the console and the space afterwards (which seems to come with the [datetime])
B. I don't understand how to place all this data in a .csv file. I do have a path defined before the functions and know how to use export-csv, but the data that it sends to the file appears as just #TYPE System.Boolean so I'm assuming there is something wrong with my last variable. Whew.

Answer 1

You can sort with Sort-Object.
$ArrayOfStrings = 's', 't', 'a', 'c', 'k'
$ArrayOfStrings | Sort-Object