Connecting to xBase

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to xBase and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure cmdlet capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from PowerShell

The CData Cmdlets PowerShell Module for xBase provides a familiar way to interact with xBase from PowerShell. The cmdlets provide a standard PowerShell interface and an SQL interface to live data. The CData cmdlets enable you to work with xBase using standard PowerShell objects; you can chain the cmdlets to each other or other cmdlets in pipelines. The cmdlets also support PowerShell debug streams.

Data Manipulation with Cmdlets

See Establishing a Connection to learn how to get started with the Connect-xBase cmdlet. You can then pass the xBaseConnection object returned to other cmdlets for accessing data:

• Select-xBase

Executing SQL from PowerShell

You can execute any SQL query with the Invoke-xBase cmdlet.

Accessing Debug Output from Streams

See Capturing Errors and Logging to obtain the debug output through PowerShell streams.

PowerShell Version Support

The standard cmdlets are supported in PowerShell 2, 3, 4, and 5.

xBase Version Support

The cmdlet enables you to connect with .dbf files including those used in FoxPro 2.6 and Clipper. The cmdlet supports the dBase III dialect. The cmdlet requires access to a local file folder containing the table files.