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PowerTip: Enable and disable ODBC performance counter settings with PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to enable and disable a collection of ODBC performance counter settings for troubleshooting. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to enable the ODBC performance counters, run commands in a script, and then disable the counters? (image)  You can store a returned object for later use when you enable the performance ...

PowerTip: Enable PerfMon counters for ODBC connection pooling with PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to enable Windows Performance Monitor counters for ODBC connection pooling. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to enable Windows Performance Monitor (PerfMon) counters so I can troubleshoot Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) connection pooling? (image)  Use the Enable-ODBCPerfCountger ...

How Can I Get a List of the ODBC Drivers that are Installed on a Computer?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of the ODBC drivers that are installed on a computer?-- VV(image) (image) (image) Hey, VV. This is one of those questions that end up driving us crazy. That’s because it: a) seems so simple and, b) appears as though there are a number of ways to get this information. For example, on our ...