SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook

Creating an index

This recipe shows how to create a nonclustered index with an included column using PowerShell and SMO.

Getting ready

We will use the Person.Person table in the AdventureWorks2014 database. We will create a nonclustered index on FirstName, LastName, and include MiddleName. The T-SQL equivalent of this task is as follows:

CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [idxLastNameFirstName]
ON [Person].[Person]
(
  [LastName] ASC,
  [FirstName] ASC
)
INCLUDE ([MiddleName])
GO

How to do it...

Let's check out how we can create an index using PowerShell:

1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator.
2. Import the SQLPS module and create a new SMO Server object:

   #import SQL Server module Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking #replace this with your instance name $instanceName ...