Create drop+create scripts for MS SQL stored procedures and views in a given database using PowerShell and SMO

ExampleOutput.sql

--   *  *  *  *  2012.07.09. 0:13:16, server:'xxxx', db:'xxxx', search:'A_exampl'   *  *  *  *
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[A_example]') AND type in (N'P', N'PC')) --#1
Drop procedure [dbo].[A_example];
GO

--   *  *  *  *  BODY   *  *  *  *
--   *  *  *  *  #1:A_example; CreateDate:2012.07.09. 0:13:04, DateLastModified:2012.07.09. 0:13:04   *  *  *  *
GO
-- =============================================
-- Author:		Akos
-- Create date: just now :)
-- This script includes comments as well!
-- =============================================
CREATE PROCEDURE A_example
	@something int
AS

BEGIN
	
	SET NOCOUNT ON;

    -- Insert statements for procedure here
	SELECT @something
	
	--and a comment in the end
END

GO

--   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  done: 2012.07.09. 0:13:16  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

SqlScriptExport.ps1

param(
    $connStr = "server=your_server;database=your_database;Integrated Security=SSPI;",
    $dbName = "",
    $search = "man_",
    $savePath = "d:\Publish\SPSave",
    $outPrefix = "Man",
    $schema = "dbo",
    $copyTo = "d:\Publish\SPSave\Man_latest\{0}",
    $delCopyTo = "true"
)
#usage (assuming the script is saved as sqlScriptExport.ps1:
# just use the defaults:
# sqlScriptExport
# Script another db from the same server:
# sqlScriptExport -dbName:"other" -search:"" -outPrefix:"Other" -copyTo:"d:\Publish\SPSave\Other_latest\{0}"


Add-Type -Path "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\SDK\Assemblies\Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll"

$fileName = ([string]::Format("{0}__{1}.sql", $outPrefix, [DateTime]::Now.ToString("yyyy.MM.dd_HH_mm_ss")))
$fileFullPath = join-path $savePath $fileName

#$rx = new-object Regex($searchRX, [System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions]::Compiled);
$conn = new-object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$conn.ConnectionString = $connStr

$srv = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server(new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection($conn))
#if dbName is not set, use the one from the ConnectionString
if(!$dbName) {$dbName = $srv.ConnectionContext.DatabaseName;}

$db = $srv.Databases[$dbName];

" db: '" + $dbName + "', searching for: '" + $search + "', saving to: " + $fileFullPath

$cnt = 0
$sbHead = [System.Text.StringBuilder] [string]::Format("--   *  *  *  *  {0}, server:'{1}', db:'{2}', search:'{3}'   *  *  *  *" + [Environment]::NewLine, [DateTime]::Now, $srv.Name,  $dbName, $search)
$sbBody = [System.Text.StringBuilder] ("--   *  *  *  *  BODY   *  *  *  *" + [Environment]::NewLine)

foreach($sp in $db.StoredProcedures)
{
    #if($rx.Match($sp.Name)){ # regex took much more time
    if(($sp.Schema -eq $schema) -and ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($search) -or $sp.Name.Contains($search))){
    
       $dummy= $sbHead.AppendLine( [string]::Format(@"
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[{0}].[{1}]') AND type in (N'P', N'PC')) --#{2}
Drop procedure [{0}].[{1}];
GO
"@, $sp.Schema, $sp.Name, ++$cnt))

       $dummy = $sbBody.AppendLine( [string]::Format(@"
--   *  *  *  *  #{0}:{1}; CreateDate:{2}, DateLastModified:{3}   *  *  *  *
GO
{4}
{5}
GO
"@, $cnt, $sp.Name, $sp.CreateDate, $sp.DateLastModified, $sp.TextHeader, $sp.TextBody))
        if($cnt %10) { write-host "." -nonewline}
    }   
}

#doing the same for views
foreach($sp in $db.Views)
{
    if(($sp.Schema -eq $schema) -and ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($search) -or $sp.Name.Contains($search))){
    

       $dummy = $sbBody.AppendLine( [string]::Format(@"
--   *  *  *  *  #{0}:{1}; CreateDate:{2}, DateLastModified:{3}   *  *  *  *
GO
IF  EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.views WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[{1}]'))
DROP VIEW [dbo].[{1}]
GO
{4}
{5}
GO
"@, ++$cnt, $sp.Name, $sp.CreateDate, $sp.DateLastModified, $sp.TextHeader, $sp.TextBody))
        if($cnt %10) { write-host "." -nonewline}
    }   
}


$stream = [System.IO.StreamWriter] ($fileFullPath)
$stream.WriteLine($sbHead.ToString())
$stream.WriteLine($sbBody.ToString())
$stream.WriteLine([string]::Format("--   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  done: {0}  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *" + [Environment]::NewLine, [DateTime]::Now))

$stream.Close()

$conn.Close()

write-host "`nDone scripting " $cnt " SPs! " -nonewline

#Copying the new file to the "latest" directory.
if($copyTo){ 
    if($delCopyTo){ 
        $delPath = ([string]::Format($copyTo, "*"))
        del $delPath -include *.*
        "Files deleted from here: '" + $delPath + "'"
    }
    
    $cel = ([string]::Format($copyTo, $fileName))
    copy $fileFullPath $cel; 
    " file copied here: " + $cel;
} else { " No copying..." }

Thx for the code. Modified a few lines to include the USE DatabaseName ;
` $dummy= $sbHead.AppendLine( [string]::Format(@"
USE {3} ;

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[{0}].[{1}]') AND type in (N'P', N'PC')) --#{2}
Drop procedure [{0}].[{1}];
GO
"@, $sp.Schema, $sp.Name, ++$cnt, $db))`