Summary: Quit using deprecated JET drivers to talk to Microsoft Access and Excel. Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and ACE Drivers. Hey, Scripting Guy! How do I get data out of Microsoft Access and Excel files and into SQL Server by using Windows PowerShell? —MC Hello MC, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We are at the c...
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to perform SQL Server data mining. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I continue the week about SQL in honor of next week’s SQLRally in Orlando. I have the honor of introducing Mark Tabladillo, who will talk to us about data mining. Mark Tabladillo Ph.D. is a business intelligenc...
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to automatically email a report on SQL Server backup status. Hey, Scripting Guy! —CN Hello CN, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. The time is near for SQLRally in Orlando. I will be making a presentation about Windows PowerShell and I wanted to support the rally. I thought the best way to...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses the use of aliases in Windows PowerShell scripts. He covers the pros and cons in this blog. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. “You can have my aliases when you pry my cold dead fingers from my keyboard,” was not one of the emails I received during the 20...
