Wrapping Everything Up Importing and Exporting

When we think of importing and exporting data into SQL Server, whether it be from Excel spreadsheets or some other source, we do have to be careful. If we want to import data into a Production system – this is probably a bad idea period. If proper monitoring is happening on the server, someone will…… Continue reading Wrapping Everything Up Importing and Exporting

Even More Fun Exporting Data With PowerShell

Earlier, we discussed using PowerShell to import data from a spreadsheet into SQL Server using a method described here. Now, we want to do the exact reverse – export the data from SQL Server to a spreadsheet using PowerShell. As you’ll notice in the linked post, it uses the ImportExcel module. Well, we’re going to…… Continue reading Even More Fun Exporting Data With PowerShell

Have Fun Gathering Data to Excel Using More Tools

In our last blog post – seen here – I showed one way of getting data into an Excel spreadsheet. If you attempted it, you saw how many clicks there. There’s lots of clicking with the wizard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWq4HR69enc Clickety-clickety Now, let’s try doing it a different way. First, let’s open up the one tool that…… Continue reading Have Fun Gathering Data to Excel Using More Tools