#Build SQLCMD line for all files in the directory.

dir tables|foreach{$a = $_.Name;"r: Tables\$a"}>201106_Deploy.sql

#Generate random passwords
-join ([Char[]]'abcdefgABCDEFG0123456&%$' | Get-Random -count 20)

#Generate a range of letters base on the ascii code (e.g. A: B:...)
65..90 | Foreach-Object { "$([char]$_):" }

<#Reading Text Files Fast - returns String#>

$a = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText("$path\wkspace.csv")

<#Reading Text Files fast - returns Array
Measure-command returns time to execute metadata#>

measure-command{[System.IO.File]::ReadAllText("$path\wkspace.csv")}

<#Reading Text Files Fast - returns String#>

$a = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText("$path\wkspace.csv")

<#Reading Text Files fast - returns Array
Measure-command returns time to execute metadata#>

measure-command{[System.IO.File]::ReadAllText("$path\wkspace.csv")}

<#Reading Text Files as One Chunk#>
$a = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText("$path\wkspace.csv")

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