Date Range Challenge in sql

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When you work in a offshore - onsite setup in IT industry and if you are fortunate 🙂 to be a...

How to Replace Multiple Strings in a File using PowerShell

Replace the Data Source and Initial Catalog values of WebConfig.XML
Content of XML file
<Configuration ConfiguredType=”Property” Path=”\Package.Connections[ConnStaging].Properties[ConnectionString]” ValueType=”String”>

<ConfiguredValue>Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Stage;Integrated Security=SSPI; Connection Timeout = 10</ConfiguredValue>

</Configuration>

PARAM(
[String]$DatabaseName='DCTarget',
[String]$XML='c:\webconfig.XML',
[String]$DatabaseServer='DataCenterDB01')[string]$db...

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