CsvSqlcmd
Invoke-CsvSqlcmd will enable you to natively query a CSV file using SQL syntax using Microsoft's Text Driver. The syntax is as simple as:
Invoke-CsvSqlcmd -csv file.csv -sql "select * from table"
To make command line queries easier, this script will convert the word "table" within the -sql parameter to the actual CSV formatted table name. If the FirstRowColumnNames switch is not used, the query engine automatically names the columns or "fields", F1, F2, F3, etc.
If you are running Invoke-CsvSqlcmd.ps1 on a 64-bit system, and the 64-bit Text Driver is not installed, the script will automatically switch to a 32-bit shell and execute the query. It will then communicate the data results to the 64-bit shell using Export-Clixml/Import-Clixml.
While the shell switch process is rather quick, you can avoid this step by running the script within a 32-bit PowerShell shell ("$env:windir\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe")
Other examples
Invoke-CsvSqlcmd -csv C:\temp\housingmarket.csv -sql "select address from table where price < 250000" -FirstRowColumnNames
This example return all rows with a price less than 250000 to the screen. The first row of the CSV file, C:\temp\housingmarket.csv, contains column names.
Invoke-CsvSqlcmd -csv C:\temp\unstructured.csv -sql "select F1, F2, F3 from table where F3 > 7"
This example will return the first three columns of all rows within the CSV file C:\temp\unstructured.csv to the screen. Since the -FirstRowColumnNames switch was not used, the query engine automatically names the columns or "fields", F1, F2, F3 and so on.
$datatable = Invoke-CsvSqlcmd -csv C:\temp\unstructured.csv -sql "select F1, F2, F3 from table"
$datatable.rows.count
Invoke-CsvSqlcmd.ps1 returns rows of a datatable, and in this case, we create a datatable by assigning the output of the script to a variable, instead of to the screen.
SqlMaxMemory
Inspired by Jonathan Kehayias's post about SQL Server Max memory (http://bit.ly/sqlmemcalc), this function displays SQL Server's: total memory, currently configured SQL max memory, and the calculated recommendation.
Jonathan notes that the forumla used provides a general recommendation that doesn't account for everything that may be going on in your specific enviornment.
Get-SqlMaxMemory displays information relating to SQL Server Max Memory configuration settings. Works on SQL Server 2000-2014. Set-SqlMaxMemory sets SQL Server max memory then displays information relating to SQL Server Max Memory configuration settings. Works on SQL Server 2000-2014.
Examples
Get-SqlMaxMemory -SqlCms sqlcluster
Get-SqlMaxMemory -SqlCms sqlcluster | Where-Object { $_.SqlMaxMB -gt $_.TotalMB } | Set-SqlMaxMemory -UseRecommended
Set-SqlMaxMemory -SqlCms sqlcluster -SqlCmsGroups Express -MaxMB 512 -Verbose
Get-SqlMaxMemory sqlcluster
Set-SqlMaxMemory sqlcluster 25600
CloudFlareDynDns
Updates specified CloudFlare DNS hostname to the current connection's external IP address using CloudFlare API v4 https://api.cloudflare.com/
This module is useful for homelabs. Remember how DynDns used to dynamically update your IP address for free? The functionality provided by this module is similar but updates CloudFlare hosted domains. CloudFlare is free and awesome, and I recommend it, if even for its simplified DNS management and free HTTPS.
This should be setup as a scheduled task. I set mine for 5 minutes.
Examples
Update-CloudFlareDynamicDns -Token 1234567893feefc5f0q5000bfo0c38d90bbeb -Email example@example.com -Zone example.com
Update-CloudFlareDynamicDns -Token 1234567893feefc5f0q5000bfo0c38d90bbeb -Email example@example.com -Zone example.com -Record homelab
Update-CloudFlareDynamicDns -Token 1234567893feefc5f0q5000bfo0c38d90bbeb -Email example@example.com -Zone example.com -Record homelab -UseDns