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 ...

To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages. I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article.

To wrap up this series of PowerShell articles, let's take a look at a few tips and tricks for working with PowerShell in SQL Server on a regular basis.

When you should and shouldn’t use PowerShell in SQL Server. analysis. Jul 13, 2009 3 mins. Technology Industry. ... 10 more do’s and don’ts for faster SQL queries. Sep 17, 2014 14 mins. how-to.

So, I want to write a PS script to do what I thought was something fairly simple: Foreach Thing in Things { Read about Thing from a table in a database Do some stuff with the info you read Write ...

PowerShell vs. SQL Server Management Studio. While PowerShell doesn't duplicate the complete functionality of SSMS, it can duplicate a lot of it. ... RMO, SSIS, SQL script files, PBM, Oracle and MySQL ...

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 ...