Debugging Type Binding in PowerShell
Why does this PowerShell function’s default argument change value based on the use of . or & to invoke a command within it?
2019-04-05
PowerShell
Verify File Exists Using PowerShell
In this tip we look at a PowerShell script that can be used to compare actual files that exist against a list of files that should exist for a project to identify any missing files.
2019-02-27
3,120 reads
PowerShell Module to Read Directory Contents and Store in a SQL Server Table
In this tip we will walk through how to create a PowerShell module to get a list of files and subfolders of a Windows folder and store this information in a SQL Server table.
2018-12-12
2,681 reads
Treating SQL Server as an Object with PowerShell
It’s easy to use invoke-sqlcmd to send T-SQL statements to SQL Server from PowerShell. There is, however, a rich PowerShell library, sqlps, that can be used instead. In this article, Greg Moore shows how to use sqlps to treat a SQL Server instance as an object.
2018-12-10
1,257 reads
What Is SQLPSX?
SQLPSX is a useful library you can add to PowerShell to automate many DBA tasks. In this article, Laerte Junior demonstrates several useful commands and shows you how to create a SQL Agent job using this library to run daily DBA checks.
2018-11-19
3,347 reads
String Replace in Stored Procedures with Powershell
Find a string in a stored procedure and replace with powershell
2018-11-13 (first published: 2018-11-06)
1,233 reads
Introduction to Testing Your PowerShell Code with Pester
Everyone knows how important code testing is, and to be thorough, you must automate testing. This includes scripts such as those written in PowerShell as well. In this article, Robert Cain introduces Pester, a tool for testing PowerShell code.
2018-09-06
2,813 reads
Introduction to PowerShell with SQL Server Using Invoke-SQLCMD
PowerShell is the preferred scripting tool used by Windows and Active Directory administrators. It can also be used to administer SQL Server or even just export data. In this article, Greg Moore demonstrates how to use the PowerShell cmdlet Invoke-SQLCMD to export data from SQL Server.
2018-08-30
3,780 reads
Azure and Windows PowerShell: Getting Information
In the second part of his series, Nicolas Prigent describes in detail how to automate the login process using PowerShell and Azure CLI. Nicolas also explains how to retrieve information about your Azure subscription.
2018-07-09
2,531 reads
Importing Tricky CSV Files with PowerShell
A means of importing large csv files (where there may be commas in quote-delimited free text) into SQL Server tables using PowerShell
2018-07-03
8,886 reads
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers