I'm trying to run a set of .sql files, i didn't know how to pass a common variable to all, so i've started running the statements directly in ps. One of these creates a job but i'm running into all of the errors due to the special characters and the variables, can someone help?
$Client = "C0212"$Instance = "SQL03\"+$Client
$sqlscript3 = "
--!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--NEED TO CHANGE THE LOG LOCATION BELOW
--!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
USE [msdb]
GO
/****** Object: Job [DatabaseBackup - USER_DATABASES - FULL] Script Date: 11/15/2013 8:40:20 AM ******/
BEGIN TRANSACTION
DECLARE @ReturnCode INT
SELECT @ReturnCode = 0
/****** Object: JobCategory [Database Maintenance] Script Date: 11/15/2013 8:40:20 AM ******/
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.syscategories WHERE name=N''Database Maintenance'' AND category_class=1)
BEGIN
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_category @class=N''JOB'', @type=N''LOCAL'', @name=N''Database Maintenance''
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
END
DECLARE @jobId BINARY(16)
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_job @job_name=N''DatabaseBackup - USER_DATABASES - FULL'',
@enabled=1,
@notify_level_eventlog=2,
@notify_level_email=0,
@notify_level_netsend=0,
@notify_level_page=0,
@delete_level=0,
@description=N''Source: http://ola.hallengren.com'',
@category_name=N''Database Maintenance'',
@owner_login_name=N''sa'', @job_id = @jobId OUTPUT
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
/****** Object: Step [DatabaseBackup - USER_DATABASES - FULL] Script Date: 11/15/2013 8:40:20 AM ******/
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_id=@jobId, @step_name=N''DatabaseBackup - USER_DATABASES - FULL'',
@step_id=1,
@cmdexec_success_code=0,
@on_success_action=1,
@on_success_step_id=0,
@on_fail_action=2,
@on_fail_step_id=0,
@retry_attempts=0,
@retry_interval=0,
@os_run_priority=0, @subsystem=N''CmdExec'',
@command=N''sqlcmd -E -S `$(ESCAPE_SQUOTE(SRVR)) -d DBA -Q `"EXECUTE [dbo].[DatabaseBackup] @Databases = ''''USER_DATABASES'''', @Directory = N''''T:\SQLsafe Backups\SQL Native Backup'''', @BackupType = ''''FULL'''', @Verify = ''''Y'''', @CleanupTime = 170, @CheckSum = ''''Y'''', @LogToTable = ''''Y''''`" -b'',
--!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--NEED TO CHANGE THE LOG LOCATION BELOW
--!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@output_file_name=N''C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.$Client\MSSQL\LOG\DatabaseBackup_`$(ESCAPE_SQUOTE(JOBID))_`$(ESCAPE_SQUOTE(STEPID))_`$(ESCAPE_SQUOTE(STRTDT))_`$(ESCAPE_SQUOTE(STRTTM)).txt'',
@flags=0
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_id = @jobId, @start_step_id = 1
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobschedule @job_id=@jobId, @name=N''Saturday 4am'',
@enabled=1,
@freq_type=8,
@freq_interval=64,
@freq_subday_type=1,
@freq_subday_interval=0,
@freq_relative_interval=0,
@freq_recurrence_factor=1,
@active_start_date=20131109,
@active_end_date=99991231,
@active_start_time=40000,
@active_end_time=235959,
@schedule_uid=N''5b3c3fcf-28dc-4f4c-95ce-a624667ee378''
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobserver @job_id = @jobId, @server_name = N''(local)''
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
COMMIT TRANSACTION
GOTO EndSave
QuitWithRollback:
IF (@@TRANCOUNT > 0) ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
EndSave:
GO"
Invoke-Sqlcmd –ServerInstance $Instance –Database msdb –Query $sqlscript3 -QueryTimeout 300