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1. #SAPIEN POWERSHELL STUDIO PORTABLE INSTALL#
2. #SAPIEN POWERSHELL STUDIO PORTABLE UPDATE#
3. #SAPIEN POWERSHELL STUDIO PORTABLE WINDOWS#

Let’s keep things simple and look at the tables. There are many different areas within a database that are exposed by the SqlServer module. Now we are in the context of the chosen database. Name Status Containment Type RecoveryĪs the next step, we can choose a database from the list. I have included an example of the output below. You should see a list of your databases along with some basic details. Now we can view the available databases contained within the chosen instance. it will most likely be ‘SQLEXPRESS’ if you are running the Express Edition of SQL Server. Providing you have SQL Server set up on your machine, you should now see a list of all of your SQL Server instances.Īgain, your instance name may vary from the following command e.g. You should now see your Machine Name displayed within the terminal.ĭepending on the results of the dir command you will need to adjust the following command to match your Machine Name. Now that SQL Server has been set as the current PowerShell drive, let’s go ahead and change directory to the SQL Server Database Engine. to switch to the C drive just type C: Navigating SQL Server Note that you can switch back to your main hard-drive at any time e.g. Now if you run Get-PSDrive again and check your list of drives you will see a new option called ‘SQLSERVER’.

#SAPIEN POWERSHELL STUDIO PORTABLE UPDATE#

Note that you’ll need to update your script execution policy if you get an error message which states that the running of scripts is disabled on your system. Run the following command to import the SqlServer module into your PowerShell session.

#SAPIEN POWERSHELL STUDIO PORTABLE WINDOWS#

If you run this cmdlet from a PowerShell prompt, you’ll see a number of options such as your hard-drive letters (C, D etc.), the Registry and the Windows Certificate store nothing related to SQL Server though. In my previous PowerShell article, I introduced the Get-PSDrive cmdlet. If all goes well the prompt should return with no error messages. If you get an error message about some commands already being available on your system, you may need to re-run the Install-Module command with the -AllowClobber parameter.

If you get an ‘Untrusted repository’ prompt enter ‘y’ followed by the Enter/Return key to trust modules from ‘PSGallery’.

#SAPIEN POWERSHELL STUDIO PORTABLE INSTALL#

If so, enter ‘y’ followed by the Enter/Return key to install the NuGet provider. Install-Module SqlServerĪfter running the above command you may be prompted that the ‘NuGet provider is required to continue’. If you don’t have the SqlServer module available on your machine already, you’ll need to install it by running the following command from an elevated PowerShell prompt. However, note that the instructions should work for SQLPS too.

In the following sub-sections, we will use the newer SqlServer module to navigate through a SQL Server instance and output information regarding tables in a database. More recently, in 2017, a new ‘SqlServer’ module was released which solves the majority of the annoyances from SQLPS. However, the module had a lot of quirks and, as a result, gained a bad reputation. The SQL Server PowerShell Module was first made available for SQL Server 2008 and was referred to as ‘SQLPS’. You should consider using the SQL Server PowerShell Module whenever you are seeking to speed up operations which you would normally carry out manually via SQL Server Management Studio. SQL Server PowerShell Moduleįirst up, we have the SQL Server PowerShell Module which allows us to interact with SQL Server in a very intuitive way, similar to how we navigate through the Windows filesystem from the command-line. In the following sections, we will explore each of the above options in turn.

If you need to automate repetitive and/or time-consuming DBA processes, connecting PowerShell to your SQL Server instance can be a massive help. This includes integration with SQL Server a fantastic database engine that is both reliable and battle-tested. PowerShell is an awesome scripting language with many powerful features.