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sql-server-powershell.md

There are two SQL Server PowerShell modules; SqlServer and SQLPS. The SqlServer module is the current PowerShell module to use. The SQLPS module is included with the SQL Server installation (for ...
Redmond Magazine

Creating Azure SQL Databases with PowerShell and Azure Resource Manager Templates

There are lots of ways to create MSSQL databases via PowerShell. We could invoke a T-SQL query using the CREATE DATABASE term, we could write some code to use the [Create() method with SMO] or, if ...
MCPmag

Connecting to an Azure SQL Database with PowerShell

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...
MCPmag

PowerShell vs. SQL Server Management Studio

When I (along with many other people) had a lot of trouble trying to install SQL Server Management Studio in an attempt to switch from the SQL Server 2008 R2 evaluation to the free Express version, I ...
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A PowerShell WPF (Windows Presentation Framework) application to create, store, and Execute SQL Queries from SQL Database. tables.

The SqlQueryEditor is currently under development and many changes are expected over the next few months. It's being designed as a Helper App that demonstrates how to build PowerShell WPF GUI ...
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Under the Hood of the SQL Server PowerShell Provider

Throughout this series of posts there have been a number of examples of how to use the SQL Server PowerShell provider. However, these were always in context with a specific task (i.e. automating ...
InfoWorld

When you should and shouldn’t use PowerShell in SQL Server

Use PowerShell to script objects on a schedule or in a special order. Use PowerShell if you need to switch between windows and SQL commands or even share data between the two. It’s much easier in ...