# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Write-DataTable
# description: Writes data only to SQL Server tables. However, the data source is not limited to SQL Server; any data source can be used, as long as the data can be loaded to a DataTable instance or read with a IDataReader instance.
# version: 1.0
# type: script
# author: Chad Miller
# license: CC0
# function: Write-DataTable
# x-poshcode-id: 2943
# x-derived-from-id: 3851
# x-archived: 2014-08-20T09:50:25
# x-published: 2014-09-01T06:39:00
#
#
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes data only to SQL Server tables.
.DESCRIPTION
Writes data only to SQL Server tables. However, the data source is not limited to SQL Server; any data source can be used, as long as the data can be loaded to a DataTable instance or read with a IDataReader instance.
.INPUTS
None
You cannot pipe objects to Write-DataTable
.OUTPUTS
None
Produces no output
.EXAMPLE
$dt = Invoke-Sqlcmd2 -ServerInstance "Z003\R2" -Database pubs "select * from authors"
Write-DataTable -ServerInstance "Z003\R2" -Database pubscopy -TableName authors -Data $dt
This example loads a variable dt of type DataTable from query and write the datatable to another database
.NOTES
Write-DataTable uses the SqlBulkCopy class see links for additional information on this class.
Version History
v1.0 - Chad Miller - Initial release
v1.1 - Chad Miller - Fixed error message
.LINK
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/30c3y597%28v=VS.90%29.aspx
#>
function Write-DataTable
{
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true)] [string]$ServerInstance,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true)] [string]$Database,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true)] [string]$TableName,
[Parameter(Position=3, Mandatory=$true)] $Data,
[Parameter(Position=4, Mandatory=$false)] [string]$Username,
[Parameter(Position=5, Mandatory=$false)] [string]$Password,
[Parameter(Position=6, Mandatory=$false)] [Int32]$BatchSize=50000,
[Parameter(Position=7, Mandatory=$false)] [Int32]$QueryTimeout=0,
[Parameter(Position=8, Mandatory=$false)] [Int32]$ConnectionTimeout=15
)
$conn=new-object System.Data.SqlClient.SQLConnection
if ($Username)
{ $ConnectionString = "Server={0};Database={1};User ID={2};Password={3};Trusted_Connection=False;Connect Timeout={4}" -f $ServerInstance,$Database,$Username,$Password,$ConnectionTimeout }
else
{ $ConnectionString = "Server={0};Database={1};Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout={2}" -f $ServerInstance,$Database,$ConnectionTimeout }
$conn.ConnectionString=$ConnectionString
try
{
$conn.Open()
$bulkCopy = new-object ("Data.SqlClient.SqlBulkCopy") $connectionString
$bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = $tableName
$bulkCopy.BatchSize = $BatchSize
$bulkCopy.BulkCopyTimeout = $QueryTimeOut
$bulkCopy.WriteToServer($Data)
$conn.Close()
}
catch
{
$ex = $_.Exception
Write-Error "$ex.Message"
continue
}
} #Write-DataTable