| Author | Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net |
| Availability | Windows, Linux, macOS |
Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Show-DbaDbList on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Show-DbaDbList.
Shows a list of databases in a GUI.
Shows a list of databases in a GUI. Returns a string holding the name of the selected database. Hitting cancel returns null.
Show-DbaDbList
[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter>
[[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
[[-Title] <String>]
[[-Header] <String>]
[[-DefaultDb] <String>]
[-EnableException]
[<CommonParameters>]
PS C:\> Show-DbaDbList -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a
Shows a GUI list of databases using Windows Authentication to connect to the SQL Server. Returns a string of the selected database.
PS C:\> Show-DbaDbList -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a -SqlCredential $cred
Shows a GUI list of databases using SQL credentials to connect to the SQL Server. Returns a string of the selected database.
PS C:\> Show-DbaDbList -SqlInstance sqlserver2014a -DefaultDb master
Shows a GUI list of databases using Windows Authentication to connect to the SQL Server. The "master" database will be selected when the lists shows. Returns a string of the selected database.
The target SQL Server instance or instances..
| Alias | |
| Required | True |
| Pipeline | true (ByValue) |
| Default Value |
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 |
Title of the window being displayed. Default is "Select Database".
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value | Select Database |
Header text displayed above the database listing. Default is "Select the database:".
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value | Select the database: |
Specify a database to have selected when the window appears.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
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 |