Stairway to SQL PowerShell Level 6: PowerShell Modules

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rstelma SSC Enthusiast Points: 187 More actions · Answer 1

In this article you say:

Listing 6.3 Creating a file that will be used with dot-sourcing

Dot-sourcing simply means to use a period and then a space followed by the name of a .ps1 file to load in.

OK... Here's what I'm reading. (a dot, followed by a space, then the name of a file)

. FirstPowerShell.ps1

Is that what you mean? Somehow I don't think I'm understanding this correctly.

Ben Miller SSCrazy Points: 2995 More actions · Answer 2

I simply mean that when you think of a module you will use Import-Module modulename.

With dot-sourcing, it is simply a .ps1 file somewhere that has a function in it or code that you want run without typing it in.

So it is a . PathTo.ps1

dot space FullPath (unless it is in the same directory, then it is a ./file.ps1 for the path)

Does that help?

Ben Miller
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, SQL MVP
@DBAduck - http://dbaduck.com

rstelma SSC Enthusiast Points: 187 More actions · Answer 3

Yes... that helps. Thank you for confirming. It just sounded odd to me having a file that is dot, space, [name]ps1

quicknclever SSC Rookie Points: 27 More actions · Answer 4

Listing 6.1 contains a bug.

if($Username -and $Password)

{ $con = new-object ("Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection") $sqlserver,$username,$password }

else

{ $connection = new-object ("Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection") $sqlserver }

The $con variable is never used and should be changed to $connection.

Ben Miller SSCrazy Points: 2995 More actions · Answer 5

Thanks. I will have that fixed.

Ben Miller
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, SQL MVP
@DBAduck - http://dbaduck.com