PowerShell 4 SQL Server Insertions - powershell

I'm using Powershell 4 and attempting to write data into a SQL Server 2012.
Here is the script I am using
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Data
$conn = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection↵
$conn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=<SQLSERVER>;Initial Catalog=SYSINFO;Integrated Security=true;"
$conn.open()
$cmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
The error I am getting is:
New-Object : Cannot find type [System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection] : verify that the assembly containing this type is loaded.
I assuemd the first line (Add-Type) would load all the required assemblies under System.Data
Am I missing somethign obvious?

You can do it this way:
$Server = 'theServer'
$database = 'theDatabase'
$Connection = New-Object System.Data.SQLClient.SQLConnection
$Connection.ConnectionString = "server=$($Server);database=$($Database);trusted_connection=true;"
$Connection.Open()
$Command = New-Object System.Data.SQLClient.SQLCommand
$Command.Connection = $Connection
$Command.CommandText = 'SELECT TOP 5 * FROM yourTable ORDER BY 1 DESC'
$Reader = $Command.ExecuteReader()
$Datatable = New-Object System.Data.DataTable
$Datatable.Load($Reader)
$Datatable | Export-Csv report.csv -NoTypeInformation
$Connection.Close()

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Powershell Gui not returning SQL query results

I'm building a simple GUI where support staff can look up basic user information. The GUI is supposed to pull this data from an SQL DB, but nothing happens when the button is pressed.
function SQLquery {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[ValidateSet('NemOrgDB')]
[string]
$System,
[string]
$Query
)
switch ($System) {
NemOrgDB { $ConnectionString = 'Place holder for Stack Overflow' }
}
#New SqlConnection object
$sqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$sqlConnection.ConnectionString = $ConnectionString
$sqlConnection.Open()
#New Sqlcommand object
$sqlCommand = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$sqlCommand.Connection = $sqlConnection
$sqlCommand.CommandText = $Query
#Create new sqldataadapter object
$sqlDataAdapter = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
$sqlDataAdapter.SelectCommand = $sqlCommand
#Create new dataset object
$DataSet = New-Object System.Data.DataSet
#Fill dataset with dataadapter input
try {
$sqlDataAdapter.Fill($DataSet) | Out-Null
$output = $DataSet.Tables
}
catch {
$output = $null
}
#Close sql connection
$sqlConnection.close()
$null = $sqlConnection
$output
}
Here is the Function in use:
#Søgnigns criteria
$EmployeeID = Read-Host -Prompt "What user to find?"
#SQL Query
SQLquery -System NemOrgDB -Query "Select [medarbejder_wnr]
,[navn]
,[stilling]
,[stilling_nr]
,[firmakode_txt]
FROM [PersonData_NemOrg].[dbo].[Personale]
WHERE medarbejder_wnr ='$EmployeeID';"
The 2 pieces of code work as they should in a console environment with no Gui attached, they return the following results:
EmployeeID: EmployeeID
Name: Name
Role: IT support
Role number : Number
fimakode_txt : Company
When the same code is run inside the GUI nothing happens, here is the GUI code:
#ButtonSearch
#
$ButtonSearch.BackColor = [System.Drawing.SystemColors]::ActiveBorder
$ButtonSearch.FlatStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle]::System
$ButtonSearch.Font = (New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Font -ArgumentList #([System.String]'Tahoma',[System.Single]9,[System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Bold,[System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit]::Point,([System.Byte][System.Byte]0)))
$ButtonSearch.Location = (New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Point -ArgumentList #([System.Int32]12,[System.Int32]118))
$ButtonSearch.Name = [System.String]'ButtonSearch'
$ButtonSearch.Size = (New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Size -ArgumentList #([System.Int32]150,[System.Int32]23))
$ButtonSearch.TabIndex = [System.Int32]24
$ButtonSearch.Text = [System.String]'Search'
$ButtonSearch.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $true
$ButtonSearch.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $false
$ButtonSearch.add_Click($ButtonSearch_Click)
#
AND
$ButtonSearch_Click = {
$Wnummer = $TextBoxWnummer1.Text
SQLquery -System NemOrgDB -Query "Select [medarbejder_wnr]
,[navn]
,[stilling]
,[stilling_nr]
,[firmakode_txt]
FROM [PersonData_NemOrg].[dbo].[Personale]
WHERE medarbejder_wnr ='$Wnummer';"
}
It simply returns nothing.

Best way to query a SSAS tabular via powershell

I'm very new about SSAS and MS in general. I want to ask you which is the best way to run a simple select query against a SSAS tabular model via powershell.
I have seen the Invoke-ASCmd using the TMSL, but i've not found an example for a simple select statement, so i m not sure is the right way.
Thanks
Giancarlo
Example run DAX statment equvivalent for "select * from table":
$connectionString = “Provider=MSOLAP;Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=Mydatabase;”
$query = “evaluate TABLE”
$filename = “tofile.csv”
$connection = New-Object -TypeName System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection
$connection.ConnectionString = $connectionString
$command = $connection.CreateCommand()
$command.CommandText = $query
$adapter = New-Object -TypeName System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter $command
$dataset = New-Object -TypeName System.Data.DataSet
$adapter.Fill($dataset)
$dataset.Tables[0] | export-csv $filename -notypeinformation
$connection.Close()

Returning data with sqladapter returns Cannot find an overload for "Fill" and the argument count

I am trying to all the data in table from sql database using powershell. Using that data I can use for a foreach statement and use each field.
I run into the below error:
"MethodException: Multiple ambiguous overloads found for "Fill" and
the argument count: "1"."
I have no clue on how to fix this and help will be appeciated
$SqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$SqlConnection.ConnectionString = $constring
$SqlConnection.AccessToken = $AccessToken
$SqlConnection.Open()
$SQLQuery = "SELECT DISTINCT servername, DBName FROM DBInfo "
$SqlCmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$SqlCmd.CommandText = $SQLQuery
$SqlCmd.Connection = $SqlConnection
$ReaderValidate
#SQL Adapter - get the results using the SQL Command
$sqlAdapter = new-object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
$sqlAdapter.SelectCommand = $SQLQuery
$dataSet = new-object System.Data.Dataset
$allResults = $sqlAdapter.Fill($SqlCmd.CommandText)
Write-output = "$allResults"
#Close SQL Connection
$sqlConnection.Close();
I am using azure function and managed idenitity to access the database. That is the reason I am using "$SqlConnection.AccessToken"
Try to use $DataSet as the argument to the $Adapter.Fill() method:
$allResults = $sqlAdapter.Fill($dataSet)
A good way to think of it, you are filling the data set...
Here is the code I frequently use, though it's adapted using the ::New() method instead of using New-Object, an older version of this was written similar to yours.
$ConnStr = "Server=<ServerName>,<Port>; Database=<DBName>; Integrated Security=true"
$Query = "SELECT * FROM <TableName> WHERE <SomeCondition>"
$Conn = [System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection]::new( $ConnStr )
$Conn.Open()
$Adapter = [System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter]::new( $Query, $Conn )
$DataSet = [System.Data.DataSet]::new()
[Void]$Adapter.Fill( $DataSet )
$Conn.Close()
These are the adapter overloads:
OverloadDefinitions
-------------------
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter new()
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter new(System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand selectCommand)
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter new(string selectCommandText, string selectConnectionString)
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter new(string selectCommandText, System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection selectConnection)
In my code I'm using the third one. The command text followed by the already instantiated connection object.

Powershell SQL Query to variables

Trying to use SQL results as variables. This will return the results to the host, but I would like to use each value as a variable.
$job = "22940"
$SQLServer = "my-sql" #use Server\Instance for named SQL instances!
$SQLDBName = "MyDatabase"
$SqlQuery = "DECLARE #Job VARCHAR(5);
SET #Job = '$job'
SELECT dbo.Job.Job, dbo.Job.Customer,
dbo.Job.Note_Text,
dbo.User_Values.Date1 AS 'Setup Date',
dbo.User_Values.Date2 AS 'Due Date'
FROM dbo.Job INNER JOIN
dbo.User_Values ON dbo.Job.User_Values = dbo.User_Values.User_Values
WHERE (dbo.Job.Job = #Job) AND (dbo.Job.User_Values = dbo.User_Values.User_Values)"
$SqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$SqlConnection.ConnectionString = "Server = $SQLServer; Database = $SQLDBName; Integrated Security = True"
$SqlCmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$SqlCmd.CommandText = $SqlQuery
$SqlCmd.Connection = $SqlConnection
$SqlAdapter = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
$SqlAdapter.SelectCommand = $SqlCmd
$DataSet = New-Object System.Data.DataSet
$SqlAdapter.Fill($DataSet)
$SqlConnection.Close()
clear
$DataSet.Tables[0]
How can I put each column into a variable that I can use for something else?
I work with data tables directly. You should also look into handling parameters correctly. It helps with handling special characters in the variable value. And, it protects from SQL Injection Attacks:
$Sql = 'select top 100 first_name, Last_name from person where last_name=#lastname'
$Database = 'XXX'
$Server = 'XXX'
$LastName = 'Jones'
$Connection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$Connection.ConnectionString = "Server=$Server;Database=$Database;Integrated Security=True"
$Connection.Open()
$cmd = new-object system.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand($Sql, $Connection)
$null = $cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue('#lastname', $LastName)
$DataTable = New-Object System.Data.DataTable
$SqlDataReader = $cmd.ExecuteReader()
$DataTable.Load($SqlDataReader)
$Connection.Close()
$Connection = $null
$DataTable.Rows.Count
foreach ($r in $DataTable.Rows)
{
$fn = $r.first_name
$ln = $r.last_name
"$fn $ln"
}
Not sure if this is really the correct way but it does give me the results I am looking for. Looked through some of my notes on working with CSV files and I added the foreach at the end. The above comments from #notjustme and #jcoehoorn got me looking in the right direction. Thanks
$job = "22940"
$SQLServer = "my-sql" #use Server\Instance for named SQL instances!
$SQLDBName = "MyDatabase"
$SqlQuery = "DECLARE #Job VARCHAR(5);
SET #Job = '$job'
SELECT dbo.Job.Job, dbo.Job.Customer,
dbo.Job.Note_Text,
dbo.User_Values.Date1 AS 'Setup Date',
dbo.User_Values.Date2 AS 'Due Date'
FROM dbo.Job INNER JOIN
dbo.User_Values ON dbo.Job.User_Values = dbo.User_Values.User_Values
WHERE (dbo.Job.Job = #Job) AND (dbo.Job.User_Values = dbo.User_Values.User_Values)"
$SqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$SqlConnection.ConnectionString = "Server = $SQLServer; Database = $SQLDBName; Integrated Security = True"
$SqlCmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$SqlCmd.CommandText = $SqlQuery
$SqlCmd.Connection = $SqlConnection
$SqlAdapter = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
$SqlAdapter.SelectCommand = $SqlCmd
$DataSet = New-Object System.Data.DataSet
$SqlAdapter.Fill($DataSet)
$SqlConnection.Close()
clear
foreach($Job in $DataSet.Tables[0])
{
$MyJobNumber = $Job.Job
$MyCustomer = $Job.Customer
$MyNotes = $Job.Note_Text
$MySetupDate = $Job.Setup_Date
$MyDueDate = $Job.Due_Date
}

Output results to a SQL table

I have the following code which returns what I need but I am struggling to output this to a table from which I can further query.
$instances = invoke-sqlcmd –ServerInstance "myserver" –Database "my db" –query "select instanceconnectname from [dbo].[smytable] WHERE InstanceConnectName LIKE '%CLU%' and connect = 1"
Write-Host $instances.instanceconnectname
foreach ($svr in $instances.instanceconnectname){
$dt = new-object "System.Data.DataTable"
$cn = new-object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection "server=$svr;database=master;Integrated Security=sspi"
$cn.Open()
$sql = $cn.CreateCommand()
$sql.CommandText = "SELECT ##SERVERNAME AS ServerName, SERVERPROPERTY('ComputerNamePhysicalNetBIOS') As ActiveNode"
$rdr = $sql.ExecuteReader()
$dt.Load($rdr)
$cn.Close()
$dt | Format-Table -autosize
}
I have been reading about some custom functions out there is that the only way to do this really? I had thought I could just do some kind of SQL Insert but not figured out how to do it.
Instead of outputting to a DataTable, I would output to a DataSet, which you can then further query. e.g.:
$cn = new-object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection "server=$svr;database=master;Integrated Security=sspi"
#Create the SQL Command from a connection string
$SqlCmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$SqlCmd.CommandText = "SELECT ##SERVERNAME AS ServerName, SERVERPROPERTY('ComputerNamePhysicalNetBIOS') As ActiveNode"
$SqlCmd.Connection = $cn
#Create the SQL DataAdapter
$SqlAdapter = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
$SqlAdapter.SelectCommand = $SqlCmd
#Fill the DataSet
$DataSet = New-Object System.Data.DataSet
$SqlAdapter.Fill($DataSet)
Now with it in a DataSet, you can query it, like this:
$DataSet.tables[0].select("ServerName like 'Bob%'")
Hopefully that is enough to get you started...