Remove-DbaDbView


Author	Mikey Bronowski (@MikeyBronowski), bronowski.it
Availability	Windows, Linux, macOS

Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Remove-DbaDbView on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Remove-DbaDbView.

Synopsis

Removes a database view(s) from each database and SQL Server instance.

Description

Removes a database view(s), with supported piping from Get-DbaDbView.

Syntax

Remove-DbaDbView
    [-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [-SqlCredential <PSCredential>]
    [-Database <String[]>]
    [-View <String[]>]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Remove-DbaDbView -InputObject <View[]>
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Remove-DbaDbView -SqlInstance localhost, sql2016 -Database db1, db2 -View view1, view2, view3

Removes view1, view2, view3 from db1 and db2 on the local and sql2016 SQL Server instances.

Example: 2

PS C:\> $views = Get-DbaDbView -SqlInstance localhost, sql2016 -Database db1, db2 -View view1, view2, view3
PS C:\> $views | Remove-DbaDbView

Removes view1, view2, view3 from db1 and db2 on the local and sql2016 SQL Server instances.

Required Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances.


Alias
Required	True
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-InputObject

Allows piping from Get-DbaDbView.


Alias
Required	True
Pipeline	true (ByValue)
Default Value

Optional Parameters

-SqlCredential

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).
Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported.
For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-Database

The target database(s).


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-View

The name(s) of the view(s).


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-EnableException

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.
This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting.
Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value	False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the command were to run. No actions are actually performed.


Alias	wi
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before executing any changing operations within the command.
This is the default. Use -Confirm:$false to suppress these prompts.


Alias	cf
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value