1. Working with SQL Server for Linux Cross-Platform
August 23, 2017
Maximo Trinidad

3. Agenda 1 2 3 4 5 Understanding Your Environment
PowerShell and SQL Server 3
Python SQL Connectors 4
Questions 5
Reference Information

4. Understanding Your Environment

5. Top demand programming languages3
SQL
Java
Python
Javascript
C++ C#
Perl
iOS
PHP

6. Understanding Your Environment4
Understanding Your Environment
- Install component in both Windows and Linux
- PowerShell Open Source
- In Linux and Windows use Anaconda Python 3.6
- Anaconda include - Python Tcl/Tk & SQL Connectors
- Use OneDrive
- On Bash access (/mnt/c/Users/#username#/OneDrive)
- On Linux access Windows shared folders

7. Understanding Your Environment5
Understanding Your Environment
- You're New to Linux
- Get “Ubuntu” from Microsoft Store
- Install "Ubuntu Desktop"
- PowerShell
- Python
- Cross-Platform Editor
- VS Code lightweight Multi-language editor
- Other editors
-Sublime
-Brains PyCharm (Robust Python Editor Windows and Linux)
*Use Windows Editors to create code

8. 6
Windows 10

9. Understanding Your Environment5
Understanding Your Environment
- SQL Server 2017 on Linux
- Version RC2
- Production Ready
- SQL Agent Available
- ODBC Connector available
- Azure SQL ready
- Use VS Code mssql extension
No PowerShell Commands available
Use PowerShell Core with either:
SMO (availability coming soon –only works with Beta 2)
Use non-SMO .Net System.Data

10. PowerShell and SQL Server7
PowerShell and SQL Server
- SQL Server PowerShell scripting
- In Windows: (Windows PowerShell)
- Two PS Modules available: SQLPS, SQLServer (2017)
- Using SMO
- In Linux, PowerShell Core using only SMO
- In Windows, PowerShell Core SMO **not ready**
- Python with PowerShell (for data collection, and Tasks automation)
- Possibility of Cross-platform solutions
- Take advantage of .NET objects in Linux

11. PowerShell and SQL Server8
PowerShell and SQL Server

12. PowerShell and SQL Server9
PowerShell and SQL Server

13. Connecting to SQL Server with Python10
Connecting to SQL Server with Python
Choose a Python version
Use “sudo su; Update-Alternatives” command
update-alternatives --list python
- Two SQL Connectors
- pyodbc
- pymssql (not covered)
- Connectors Behavior
- pyodbc and pymssql can connect to
- Windows local and Multi-instance SQLServer
- Linux only single instance

14. 11
Demo
1. Using you tools
VS Code, PoweShell Core, Anaconda Python 3.6.x
SSMS – Windows & Linux connectivity (** SQL Authentication only **)
Mounting Shared folders
Restore Database
2. Python 3.6 (Anaconda)*
TestGuiRead2Gui.py
TestSqlGui.py
*Note: dos2unix –k *.* (text code converter win2linux format)
3. PowerShell Getting SQL Results
Execute_nonSMO_sqlqry.ps1
PowerShellCore_SMO_Sample.ps1
4. Python/PowerShell Integration:
SamplePoweShellPythonSQL3_nogui.ps1
Function Out-CsvToGridView.ps1

15. Reference Information13
Reference Information
PowerShell Open Source:
Windows PowerShell bugs use UserVoice:
Python SQL Server ODBC connector (pyodbc):
Python Microsoft SQL Server connector (pymssql):
Bash for Windows 10:
Python 3.6 Anaconda in SQL Server 2017:
Microsoft blog - MVP Award program Blog:

16. 12
Questions

17. Contact information:
Maximo Trinidad
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