How to run a SQL batch within an Azure runbook? - sql

Question

I need to execute a batch to perform some maintenance tasks in my database but all the examples on Azure Automation I see are dealing with a single SQL command.
How do I do it if creating an SP is not an option? I think I need to either somehow embed my script.sql file into a runbook script or reference it (like here, for example)?

Answer 1

You could store the .sql file in Azure Blob Storage, and within the runbook download the .sql file, read its contents, and pass that to the SqlCommand object.
Something like:
try {
# Connect to Azure using service principal auth
$ServicePrincipalConnection = Get-AutomationConnection -Name $AzureConnectionAssetName
Write-Output "Logging in to Azure..."
$Null = Add-AzureRmAccount `
-ServicePrincipal `
-TenantId $ServicePrincipalConnection.TenantId `
-ApplicationId $ServicePrincipalConnection.ApplicationId `
-CertificateThumbprint $ServicePrincipalConnection.CertificateThumbprint
}
catch {
if(!$ServicePrincipalConnection) {
throw "Connection $AzureConnectionAssetName not found."
}
else {
throw $_.Exception
}
}
$Path = "C:\abc.sql"
Set-AzureRmCurrentStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $StorageAccountName
Get-AzureStorageBlobContent -Container $Container -Blob $Blob -Destination $Path
$Content = Get-Content $Path
$Cmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand($Content, $Conn)