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When I run this PoSh code:

Add-PSSnapin SqlServerProviderSnapin100

Add-PSSnapin SqlServerCmdletSnapin100

Set-Location SQLSERVER:\SQL\orlando\sql2008r2$i = ls

$i | %{$_.Databases}

This is what is run on the instance when the ls is run:

exec sp_executesql N'SELECT

dtb.collation_name AS [Collation],

dtb.name AS [DatabaseName2]

FROM

master.sys.databases AS dtb

WHERE

(dtb.name=@_msparam_0)',N'@_msparam_0 nvarchar(4000)',@_msparam_0=N'master'

exec sp_executesql N'SELECT

dtb.name AS [Name]

FROM

master.sys.databases AS dtb

WHERE

(dtb.name=@_msparam_0)',N'@_msparam_0 nvarchar(4000)',@_msparam_0=N'msdb'

exec sp_executesql N'SELECT

dtb.collation_name AS [Collation],

dtb.name AS [DatabaseName2]

FROM

master.sys.databases AS dtb

WHERE

(dtb.name=@_msparam_0)',N'@_msparam_0 nvarchar(4000)',@_msparam_0=N'msdb'