Read-SqlTableData
Reads data from a table of a SQL database.
Syntax
Read-SqlTableData
[-TopN <Int64>]
[-ColumnName <String[]>]
[-ColumnOrder <String[]>]
[-ColumnOrderType <OrderType[]>]
[-OutputAs <OutputTypeSingleTable>]
[[-Path] <String[]>]
[-AccessToken <PSObject>]
[-TrustServerCertificate]
[-HostNameInCertificate <String>]
[-Encrypt <String>]
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>] Read-SqlTableData
[-TableName <String>]
[-TopN <Int64>]
[-ColumnName <String[]>]
[-ColumnOrder <String[]>]
[-ColumnOrderType <OrderType[]>]
[-OutputAs <OutputTypeSingleTable>]
[-DatabaseName <String>]
[-SchemaName <String>]
[-IgnoreProviderContext]
[-SuppressProviderContextWarning]
[[-ServerInstance] <String[]>]
[-Credential <PSCredential>]
[-ConnectionTimeout <Int32>]
[-AccessToken <PSObject>]
[-TrustServerCertificate]
[-HostNameInCertificate <String>]
[-Encrypt <String>]
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>] Read-SqlTableData
[-TopN <Int64>]
[-ColumnName <String[]>]
[-ColumnOrder <String[]>]
[-ColumnOrderType <OrderType[]>]
[-OutputAs <OutputTypeSingleTable>]
[-InputObject] <ScriptSchemaObjectBase[]>
[-AccessToken <PSObject>]
[-TrustServerCertificate]
[-HostNameInCertificate <String>]
[-Encrypt <String>]
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Read-SqlTableData cmdlet reads data stored in a table of a SQL database. You can select which columns to read, limit the number of rows, and sort and order columns.
You can use this cmdlet with the Windows PowerShell SQL provider. This cmdlet can infer information such as server, database, schema, and table from its current path.
This cmdlet supports the follow output formats:
- DataSet. An object of type System.Data.DataSet that contains one table.
- DataTable. An object of type System.Data.DataTable. The TableName property of this object is the same as the table that this cmdlet queries.
- DataRows. A collection of System.Data.DateRow objects.
Examples
Example 1: Get three rows from a table
PS C:\> Read-SqlTableData -ServerInstance "MyServer\MyInstance" -DatabaseName "MyDatabase" -SchemaName "dbo" -TableName "MyTable" -TopN 3
Id Name Amount
-- ---- ------
10 AAAAA -1.2
11 BBBBB 1.2
12 CCCCC -1.0This command gets the first three rows from table MyDatabase.dbo.MyTable on the MyServer\MyInstance instance.
The TopN parameter specifies the number of rows (3 in this case).
Example 2: Display a whole table
PS C:\> cd SQLSERVER:\sql\MyServer\MyInstance\Databases\MyDatabase\Tables\dbo.CSVTable
PS SQLSERVER:\sql\MyServer\MyInstance\Databases\MyDatabase\Tables\dbo.CSVTable> Read-SqlTableData
Id Name Amount
-- ---- ------
10 AAAA -1.2
11 BBBB 1.2
12 CCCC -1.0
13 DDDD -2.0The first command changes the location to be a table in the SQLSERVER provider. The command prompt reflects the new location.
Example 3: Display selected sorted columns
PS C:\> cd SQLSERVER:\sql\MyServer\MyInstance\Databases\MyDatabase\Tables\dbo.CSVTable
PS SQLSERVER:\sql\MyServer\MyInstance\Databases\MyDatabase\Tables\dbo.CSVTable> Read-SqlTableData -TopN 3 -ColumnName "Id","Name" -ColumnOrder "Id","Name" -ColumnOrderType DESC,ASC
Id Name
-- ----
12 CCCC
11 BBBB
10 AAAAParameters
-AccessToken
The access token used to authenticate to SQL Server, as an alternative to user/password or Windows Authentication.
This can be used, for example, to connect to SQL Azure DB and SQL Azure Managed Instance
using a Service Principal or a Managed Identity.
The parameter to use can be either a string representing the token or a PSAccessToken object as returned by running Get-AzAccessToken -ResourceUrl https://database.windows.net.
This parameter is new in v22 of the module.
| Type: | PSObject |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ColumnName
Specifies an array of names of columns that this cmdlet returns.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | ColumnToReturn |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ColumnOrder
Specifies an array of names of columns by which this cmdlet sorts the columns that it returns.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | OrderBy |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ColumnOrderType
Specifies an array of order types for columns that this cmdlet returns. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- ASC. Ascending.
- DESC. Descending.
The values that you specify for this parameter match the columns that you specify in the ColumnOrder parameter. This cmdlet ignores any extra values.
| Type: | OrderType[] |
| Accepted values: | ASC, DESC |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ConnectionTimeout
Specifies the number of seconds to wait for a server connection before a time-out failure. The time-out value must be an integer between 0 and 65534. If 0 is specified, connection attempts do not time out.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Credential
Specifies a PSCredential object for the connection to SQL Server. To obtain a credential object, use the Get-Credential cmdlet. For more information, type Get-Help Get-Credential.
| Type: | PSCredential |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DatabaseName
Specifies the name of the database that contains the table.
If you run this cmdlet in the context of a database or a child item of a database, the cmdlet ignores this parameter value. Specify the IgnoreProviderContext parameter for the cmdlet to use the value of the DatabaseName parameter anyway.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Encrypt
The encryption type to use when connecting to SQL Server.
This value maps to the Encrypt property SqlConnectionEncryptOption on the SqlConnection object of the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient driver.
In v22 of the module, the default is Optional (for compatibility with v21). In v23+ of the module, the default value will be 'Mandatory', which may create a breaking change for existing scripts.
This parameter is new in v22 of the module.
| Type: | String |
| Accepted values: | Mandatory, Optional, Strict |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-HostNameInCertificate
The host name to be used in validating the SQL Server TLS/SSL certificate. You must pass this parameter if your SQL Server instance is enabled for Force Encryption and you want to connect to an instance using hostname/shortname. If this parameter is omitted then passing the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) to -ServerInstance is necessary to connect to a SQL Server instance enabled for Force Encryption.
This parameter is new in v22 of the module.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-IgnoreProviderContext
Indicates that this cmdlet does not use the current context to override the values of the ServerInstance, DatabaseName, SchemaName, and TableName parameters. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet ignores the values of these parameters, if possible, in favor of the context in which you run the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InputObject
Specifies an array of SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) objects that represent the table that this cmdlet reads.
| Type: | ScriptSchemaObjectBase[] |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-OutputAs
Specifies the type of output.
| Type: | OutputTypeSingleTable |
| Aliases: | As |
| Accepted values: | DataSet, DataTable, DataRows |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Path
Specifies the path to the table that this cmdlet reads.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ProgressAction
Determines how PowerShell responds to progress updates generated by a script, cmdlet, or provider, such as the progress bars generated by the Write-Progress cmdlet. The Write-Progress cmdlet creates progress bars that show a command's status.
| Type: | ActionPreference |
| Aliases: | proga |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SchemaName
Specifies the name of the schema for the table.
If you run this cmdlet in the context of a database or a child item of a database, the cmdlet ignores this parameter value. Specify the IgnoreProviderContext parameter for the cmdlet to use the value of the SchemaName parameter anyway.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ServerInstance
Specifies the name of an instance of SQL Server.
For the default instance, specify the computer name.
For named instances, use the format ComputerName\InstanceName.
If you run this cmdlet in the context of a database or a child item of a database, the cmdlet ignores this parameter value. Specify the IgnoreProviderContext parameter for the cmdlet to use the value of the ServerInstance parameter anyway.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SuppressProviderContextWarning
Indicates that this cmdlet suppresses the warning message that states that the cmdlet uses the provider context.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-TableName
Specifies the name of the table from which this cmdlet reads.
If you run this cmdlet in the context of a database or a child item of a database, the cmdlet ignores this parameter value. Specify the IgnoreProviderContext parameter for the cmdlet to use the value of the TableName parameter anyway.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | Name |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-TopN
Specifies the number of rows of data that this cmdlet returns. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet returns all the rows.
| Type: | Int64 |
| Aliases: | First |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-TrustServerCertificate
Indicates whether the channel will be encrypted while bypassing walking the certificate chain to validate trust.
In v22 of the module, the default is $true (for compatibility with v21). In v23+ of the module, the default value will be '$false', which may create a breaking change for existing scripts.
This parameter is new in v22 of the module.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
System.String[]