Inline expansion of powershell variable as cmdlet parameter?

Question

When calling a cmdlet, is it possible to expand the value of a powershell variable somehow so it acts as a parameter (with associated values) for the cmdlet?

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Answer 1

You can pass parameters like this to a PowerShell command using a hashtable instead e.g.:

$CREDENTIALED_SECTION = @{Username=$USER_NAME; Password=$PASSWORD}

Invoke-Sqlcmd -ServerInstance $SERVER_NAME -Query $SQL_STATEMENT @CREDENTIALED_SECTION -Database $DATABASE

Note that it isn't necessary in this case to quote the PowerShell variables. You also need to use the splatting syntax in the command invocation e.g. @<hashtable_with_parameter_name_value_pairs>.