There isn't a built-in "PowerShell" way of running a SQL query. If you have the SQL Server tools installed, you'll get an Invoke-SqlCmd cmdlet. Because PowerShell is built on .NET, you can use the ADO.NET API to run your queries.

Invoke-Sqlcmd is a SQL Server cmdlet that runs scripts that contain statements from the languages (Transact-SQL and XQuery) and commands that are supported by the sqlcmd utility. Just open the 'sqlps' utility and run. Invoke-Sqlcmd -InputFile "C:\temp\sql.sql" Please see Running SQL Server PowerShell

I am trying to log in to the the Oracle DB using PowerShell and run a script called "C:\\Users\\Administrator\\Desktop\\oracle\\OracleCleanTest.sql", When I execute the PS nothing happens. Here is what I

Apr 23, 2014 · The better route is to use the PowerShell method you already have available - Invoke-SQLCmd is installed if you have installed any of the SQL Server 2008 (or newer) components/tools (like SSMS). If you've got SQL Server 2012, it's very easy: import-module sqlps. For 2008, you need to add a Snap-In, add-pssnapin SqlServerCmdletSnapin.

Apr 2, 2014 · -- Sql script file use $(db); select someting from somewhere; When calling sqlcmd, use the -v parameter to assign variables. Like so, sqlcmd -S server\instance -E -v db ="MyDatabase" -i s.sql Edit. Mind the Sql syntax when setting variables. Consider the following script: DECLARE @dbName varchar(255) SET @dbName = $(db) select 'val' = @dbName

Oct 18, 2019 · We have 100s of Azure SQL database and I want to use PowerShell to make the task fast. I am using connection string (Active Directory Integrated). I believe I am able to login to the SQL database using the connection string with PowerShell.

Nov 1, 2015 · If you are using SQL Server 2008 you should consider using the cmdlets that are available to PowerShell such as Invoke-SqlCmd that can be used to execute queries against a SQL Server database. I've used these on a project to automate the process of applying patches to a database and recording what patches have been applied:

Oct 29, 2021 · - PowerShell cmdlets, scripts and functions are invoked like shell commands, not like methods. That is, no parentheses around the argument list, and whitespace-separated arguments (, constructs an array as a single argument, as needed for -ArgumentList). However, method syntax is required if you use the PSv5+ [SomeType]::new() constructor-call ...

Sep 29, 2011 · To add to Brendan's code.. this fails if your machine is 64-bit, so you need to test appropriately. Function Get-SQLSvrVer { <# .SYNOPSIS Checks remote registry for SQL Server Edition and Version. .

Oct 16, 2015 · Modules: SQLPS: This module is included with the SQL Server installation (for backwards compatibility), but is no longer being updated. The most up-to-date PowerShell module is the SqlServer module. SqlServer: This module includes new cmdlets to support the latest SQL features. The module also contains updated versions of the cmdlets in SQLPS.