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Powershell script to run queries against ODBC
# odbc.ps1
# Powershell script to run queries against ODBC
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to
# deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
# sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
# IN THE SOFTWARE.
if ( $args.Count -lt 2 ) {
Write( "Usage: odbc.ps1 <DSN> <SQL>")
Exit(1)
}
$connStr = $args[0]
$con = New-Object System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection $connStr
$con.Open()
$sql = $args[1]
$cmd = New-Object System.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand $sql, $con
$rdr = $cmd.ExecuteReader()
while ($rdr.Read())
{
Write(0..($rdr.FieldCount-1) | foreach-object {$rdr.GetValue($_)} | Join-String -Separator "|")
}
$rdr.Close()
$con.Close()
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