Monthly Archives: January 2017

The (Former) Complexity of PowerShell

Posted on January 19, 2017 by way0utwest

When I first looked at PowerShell, it was v1.0, and I was in a TechEd presentation. The language seemed a mile past the VBScript I was using when T-SQL didn’t function well. The ability to access the .NET namespace, work … Continue reading →

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Using Out-GridView To Pick Parameters–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on January 18, 2017 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I was editing an article on PoSh and learned something cool. I can use Grid-View to surface an object … Continue reading →

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Quick SQL CLone Support

Posted on January 17, 2017 by way0utwest

I have been playing with SQL Clone for a few weeks now and liking the product. I’m looking forward to using this more and more, especially for testing ideas in development. However, there are times I have questions or am … Continue reading →

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Getting My Alias in #SQLPrompt

Posted on January 17, 2017 by way0utwest

I got a tweet after my SQL Prompt formatting piece that said a user would be interested in upgrading from v5 if “as ‘Alias’” was transformed into “’Alias’ = “. Well, in v7.3, this is in there, and I didn’t … Continue reading →

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