change the credentials for SQL Server Agent on all the nodes of a cluster
I'm running into a problem on a simple powershell script to change the credentials for SQL Server Agent on all the nodes of a cluster. Something is going wrong when I pass values to the...
View Articleskip function if completed successfully
I have a function where I'm executing in succession a list of sql queries\updates. The function has try\catch so if it detects error. My questionis( hopefully asking correctly) is there a way if one...
View ArticleGet Max Number of error log files
Creating Audit script to validate newly built sql server- as it's popular now- in PS. Do not have much experience with PS- learning on the fly- moving slowly but steadily. Stuck with validating Max N...
View ArticleHelp with List Variable
Hi, Please could anyone help me with following requirement. I have output like below -
View ArticleList edition and version of all SQL Server machines over the Network ...
In our organization, we have more than 100 SQL Server machines on different regions over the Network/LAN/WAN. We have restricted the network to do not go out of subnet/your allowed access until...
View ArticleRun New PowerShell Process As A Different User
Hello,I'm trying to create a PowerShell script that will run a new PowerShell Process as a different 'Windows' user. The following code seems to work for running the new process as the different user,...
View ArticleWMI connection error using Invoke-Sqlcmd
Hi all,I'm brand new to powershell and am trying to convert an old batch script that run some sql files via sqlcmd command to a powershell script.This is my test script so far:[code la
View ArticleServices
I need to go through a list of SQL Servers from a SQL table;hit the respective server and collect this data (SystemName, DisplayName, Name, State, Status, StartMode, StartName) and insert those values...
View ArticleApplication Intent with Invoke-SQLcmd
Are you able to specify read-only routing in invoke-SQLcmd? $dataTable = Invoke-Sqlcmd -Query $Query -Database $SourceDatabaseName -ServerInstance $SourceServerName ; maybe add something like -READONLY...
View ArticleSQL Agent job not failing when Powershell script errors
First time using Powershell. And I'm trying to execute via SQL Agent job. So I don't know if I have something wrong in my Powershell script or my SQL Agent job or Both. SQL Server 2008 R2 PowerShell...
View ArticleList all ADGroups and all their Users
ForEach ($Group in (Get-Content c:\text.txt)) { Get-ADGroupMember $Group | Select @{Label="Group";Expression={$Group.Name}},Name,SamAccountName }I have the above piece of powershell code which displays...
View ArticleHow to output everything to a log file in Invoke-SqlCmd
I have powershell script to run database scripts below, but I can't get it to output to my logfile the "..x row(s) affected"(the messages that you see in SSMS) output whether I run an update, delete,...
View Articleinvoke-sqlcmd timeout
Hi everybodyWho can help me on invoke-sqlcmd-level timestamp i tried it with invoke-sqlcmd2 but I still have pb
View Articleparse string and check for valid date
I have a flat file with a bar(|) delimiter. It has no headers, but I want to check columns(11,12,13) for valid dates. If invalid date found in any of the fields display entire record andfail the...
View ArticleUsing Powershell and code encryption. New to this stuff
Below is a powershell script. Looks like it is encrypted with a signature block. I want to make a small change to server name in the script. After the change i have to encrypt the ps1 file again with a...
View Articleuse Powershell scripts on a Non-sql server
I inherited Powershell scripts that run on a non SQLServer box A and invokes invoke .net commands to connect to SQLserver databases on another box and return datasets. I have the task to install a new...
View Articleinsert the errorlog in sql table
Hello everyoneI am looking for a method to insert the contents of this script into a sql server table[code language="sql"]Import-Module sqlps -DisableNameChecking$serveurs=@("localhost\sqlprod","loca
View ArticleProblems with getting my hash table populated
HelloI'm trying to to insert values of sql server script into my hash table to be used later on another process, the piece that I'm using is:$instancename ="instancename"$databasename...
View Articleget-childitem in multi path
Hello everyonehow to run the get-childitem command on multiple pathIn fact I have more path and I want to apply get-childiteam on these pathI have in my code $path,$path1,$path2[code langua
View ArticleConvert VbScript Com object to PS to load sql2005 DTS pkg
Trying to Convert VBScript Com Object to PS. VbScript:Set objPkg = CreateObject("DTS.Package") objPkg.LoadFromSQLServer machine,,,DTSSQLStgFlag_UseTrustedConnection,,,,packageName...
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