public/New-Connection.ps1
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<# .SYNOPSIS Create a SQLConnection object with the given parameters .DESCRIPTION This function creates a SQLConnection object, using the parameters provided to construct the connection string. You may optionally provide the initial database, and SQL credentials (to use instead of NT Authentication). .PARAMETER Server The name of the SQL Server to connect to. To connect to a named instance, enclose the server name in quotes (e.g. "Laptop\SQLExpress") .PARAMETER Database The InitialDatabase for the connection. .PARAMETER User The SQLUser you wish to use for the connection (instead of using NT Authentication) .PARAMETER Password The password for the user specified by the User parameter. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> New-Connection -server MYSERVER -database master .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Get-Something -server MYSERVER -user sa -password sapassword .INPUTS None. You cannot pipe objects to New-Connection .OUTPUTS System.Data.SqlClient.SQLConnection #> function New-Connection{ param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$server, [string]$database='', [string]$user='', [string]$password='') if($database -ne ''){ $dbclause="Database=$database;" } $conn=new-object System.Data.SqlClient.SQLConnection if ($user -ne ''){ $conn.ConnectionString="Server=$server;$dbclause`User ID=$user;Password=$password;Pooling=false" } else { $conn.ConnectionString="Server=$server;$dbclause`Integrated Security=True" } $conn.Open() write-debug $conn.ConnectionString return $conn } |