Using PowerShell to Manage Windows Azure SQL Databases

Marcin Policht provides a comprehensive overview of Windows PowerShell’s capabilities in regard to managing SQL Databases (or, in general, cloud-resident resources).

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Finding Unused SQL Server Stored Procedures With PowerShell

Tim Smith describes a number of ways to tell which Stored Procedures are in use, DMVs, a SQL Server Trace, and his preferred method, the Source Code and PowerShell.

PowerShell One-Liners: Accessing, Handling and Writing Data

In the grand finale to Michael Sorens' series of PowerShell one-liners, we come to the handling of data, reading it in and writing it out, whether by files; input/output streams or a database. It shows how it can be done in a variety of formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Anything Remotely Useful

Phi Factor on how to combine PowerShell Remoting with slick Windows tools such as SQLPSX, Boxstarter and Chocolatey, to automate the development process right through to delivery.

PowerShell One-Liners: Collections, Hashtables, Arrays and Strings

The way to learn PowerShell is to browse and nibble, rather than to sit down to a formal five-course meal. In his continuing series on PowerShell one-liners, Michael Sorens provides Fast Food for busy professionals who want results quickly and aren't too faddy. Part 3 has as its tasty confections - Collections, Hashtables, arrays and strings.

Extract and convert all Excel worksheets into CSV files using PowerShell

Can PowerShell provide an easy way to export Excel as a CSV? Yes. Tim Smith demonstrates that whether you have multiple Excel files, or just multiple worksheets in Excel, PowerShell simplifies the process.

Validate File Properties with PowerShell Prior to Import into SQL Server

We recently faced an issue where an internal data provider began providing an incomplete or inaccurate files because it lacked the proper length (or didn't exceed a certain size). In our case, we implemented a check on the file before importing using PowerShell, here's what we did.

PowerShell One-Liners: Help, Syntax, Display and Files

Michael Sorens aims to make PowerShell a bit easier to get going with by providing a series of collections of general-purpose one-liners to cover most of what you'll need to get useful scripting done.

Managing SQL Server Services with PowerShell

PowerShell provides a command-line shell and scripting language (built in the .NET Framework) especially designed for administrative task automation and configuration management. Learn how to manage Windows services related to SQL Server, either on a local machine or remote machine, using PowerShell cmdlets.