# Define function to check if the first 6 characters of a file match a provided argument
function Check-FirstSixCharacters {
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]$FilePath,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]$CompareString
    )

    try {
        # Open the file and read the first 6 characters
        $stream = New-Object System.IO.FileStream($FilePath, [System.IO.FileMode]::Open)
        $reader = New-Object System.IO.StreamReader($stream, [System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII)
        $charArray = New-Object char[](6)
        $reader.Read($charArray, 0, 6) | Out-Null

        # Compare the first 6 characters to the provided string and return true if they match
        if ([string]::new($charArray) -eq $CompareString) {
            return $true
        } else {
            return $false
        }
    } catch {
        Write-Error "Error reading file: $FilePath"
        return $false
    } finally {
        # Close the stream and reader
        $reader.Close()
        $stream.Close()
    }
}

# Define function to get all files in a folder and its subfolders and apply the Check-FirstSixCharacters function to each file
function Get-FilesWithFirstSixCharacters {
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]$FolderPath,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]$CompareString
    )

    try {
        # Get all files in the folder and its subfolders
        $files = Get-ChildItem -Path $FolderPath -Recurse -File

        # Loop through each file and apply the Check-FirstSixCharacters function
        $results = foreach ($file in $files) {
            $match = Check-FirstSixCharacters -FilePath $file.FullName -CompareString $CompareString
            [PSCustomObject]@{
                "FilePath" = $file.FullName
                "Match" = $match
            }
        }

        # Output the results as a table
        $results | Format-Table -AutoSize
    } catch {
        Write-Error "Error getting files: $FolderPath"
    }
}

# Usage example
Get-FilesWithFirstSixCharacters -FolderPath "C:\path\to\your\folder" -CompareString "Hello "