SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook

Creating a JSON file from SQL Server

In this recipe, we will create a JSON file from records that we retrieve from SQL Server.

Getting ready

For this recipe, choose a table with records that you want to export to a JSON file.

How to do it...

The following steps walk you through how to create a JSON file from SQL Server records using PowerShell:

1. Open PowerShell ISE as an administrator.
2. Import the SQLPS module as follows:

   #import SQL Server module
   Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking

3. Add the following script and run it:

   $VerbosePreference = "Continue" $instanceName = "localhost" $databaseName = "SampleDB" $fileName = "C:\DATA\Customers.json" Invoke-SqlCmd -Query "SELECT * FROM SampleText" -ServerInstance $instanceName -Database $databaseName | ConvertTo-Json ...