Executing a query/SQL script
This recipe shows how you can execute either a hardcoded query or a SQL Script from PowerShell.
Getting ready
Create a file in your C:\Temp
folder called SampleScript.sql
. This should contain the following:
SELECT TOP 10 * FROM Person.Person
How to do it...
The following are the steps in executing a query / SQL script:
- Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.
- Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server Object:
#import SQL Server module Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking #replace this with your instance name $instanceName = "localhost" $server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName
- Add the following script and run:
$dbName = "AdventureWorks2014" $db = $server.Databases[$dbName] ...
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