From fa64299760b66dd3a05b3bbc4588a09ac5696cdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Nelson <SQLvariant@live.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 14:29:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added Example for SQL Server

Added an example for running a query from a SQL Server database using the Invoke-Sqlcmd cmdlet, and then exporting the results to Excel.
---
 Export-Excel.ps1 | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Export-Excel.ps1 b/Export-Excel.ps1
index cea61c2..ca86ed2 100644
--- a/Export-Excel.ps1
+++ b/Export-Excel.ps1
@@ -381,6 +381,16 @@
              0..360 | ForEach-Object {[pscustomobject][ordered]@{X=$_; Sinx="=Sin(Radians(x)) "} } | Export-Excel -now -LineChart -AutoNameRange
 
              Creates a line chart showing the value of Sine(x) for values of X between 0 and 360 degrees.
+
+        .EXAMPLE
+        >
+        PS> Invoke-Sqlcmd -ServerInstance localhost\DEFAULT -Database AdventureWorks2014 -Query "select *  from sys.tables" -OutputAs DataRows |
+            Export-Excel -Path .\SysTables_AdventureWorks2014.xlsx -WorksheetName Tables
+
+            Runs a query against a SQL Server database and outputs the resulting rows DataRows using the -OutputAs parameter.
+            The results are then piped to the Export-Excel function.
+            NOTE: You need to install the SqlServer module from the PowerShell Gallery in oder to get the -OutputAs parameter for the Invoke-Sqlcmd cmdlet.
+            
         .LINK
             https://github.com/dfinke/ImportExcel
     #>