This function will let you create a database connection object for connecting to a database using ODBC.
It supports using DSN as well as setting up a DSN-less connection, and will return a database connection object.
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| function New-OdbcConnection { | |
| <# | |
| .SYNPSIS | |
| Create a new ODBC connection. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| This function will create a new ODBC connection and return a database connection object. | |
| .EXAMPLE | |
| New-OdbcConnection -Dsn 'myDsn' | |
| Create a new ODBC connection using the 'myDsn' DSN. | |
| .EXAMPLE | |
| New-OdbcConnection -Driver 'PostgreSQL ANSI' -Server 'server01' -Port '2725' -Database 'myDb' -Credential 'myUser' | |
| Create a new DSN-less ODBC connection to a PostgreSQL database running on 'server01'. | |
| .NOTES | |
| Author: Øyvind Kallstad | |
| Date: 30.01.2015 | |
| Version: 1.0 | |
| #> | |
| [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Dsn')] | |
| param ( | |
| [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Dsn', Position = 0, Mandatory)] | |
| [string] $Dsn, | |
| [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'DsnLess', Mandatory)] | |
| [string] $Driver, | |
| [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'DsnLess', Mandatory)] | |
| [string] $Server, | |
| [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'DsnLess', Mandatory)] | |
| [string] $Port, | |
| [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'DsnLess', Mandatory)] | |
| [string] $Database, | |
| [Parameter()] | |
| [System.Management.Automation.Credential()]$Credential = [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty | |
| ) | |
| if ($Dsn) { | |
| $connectionString = "Dsn=$($Dsn)" | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| $connectionString = "Driver={$($Driver)};Server=$($Server);Port=$($Port);Database=$($Database)" | |
| } | |
| if ($PSBoundParameters['Credential']) { | |
| $connectionString += ";Uid=$($Credential.Username);Pwd=$($Credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password)" | |
| } | |
| try { | |
| $odbcConnection = New-Object –TypeName 'System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection' –ArgumentList $connectionString | |
| $odbcConnection.Open() | |
| Write-Output $odbcConnection | |
| } | |
| catch { | |
| Write-Warning $_.Exception.Message | |
| } | |
| } |
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