In this recipe, we will create an RSS feed from SQL Server content.
For this recipe, we will use a simple query to populate our RSS feed. We will list our database list from sys.databases
and use it as fictional content for our RSS file.
These are the steps required to create an RSS feed using T-SQL and PowerShell:
Open PowerShell ISE as an administrator.
Import the SQLPS module as follows:
#import SQL Server module Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking
Add the following script and run it:
$instanceName = "localhost" $databaseName = "SampleDB" $timestamp = Get-Date -format "yyyy-MMM-dd-hhmmtt" $rssFileName = "C:\XML Files\rss_$timestamp.xml" #values to be used for RSS $rssTitle = "QueryWorks Latest News" $rssLink = "http://www.queryworks.ca/rss.xml" $rssDescription = "What's new in the world of QueryWorks" #use r as date formatter to get #date in RFC1123Pattern $rssDate = (Get-Date -Format r) $rssManagingEditor = "info...