<# .SYNOPSIS Installs SQL Server 2017 Express LocalDB on a machine. .DESCRIPTION This script installs Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Express LocalDB on a machine. .LINK https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/sql-server-2016-express-localdb?view=sql-server-2017 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-from-the-command-prompt?view=sql-server-2017 #> $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' Set-StrictMode -Version 1 $intermedateDir = "$PSScriptRoot\obj" mkdir $intermedateDir -ErrorAction Ignore | Out-Null $bootstrapper = "$intermedateDir\SQLExpressInstaller.exe" $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' # Workaround PowerShell/PowerShell#2138 Write-Host "Installing SQL Server 2017 Express LocalDB" -f Magenta # Get the bootstrapper. Write-Host "" Write-Host "Downloading 'SQLServer2017-SSEI-Expr.exe' to '$bootstrapper'." Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile $bootstrapper -Uri ` "https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/E/9/5E9B18CC-8FD5-467E-B5BF-BADE39C51F73/SQLServer2017-SSEI-Expr.exe" # Download SqlLocalDB.msi. Write-Host "" $arguments = '/Action=Download', '/Quiet', '/HideProgressBar', ` '/MediaType=LocalDB', "/MediaPath=`"$intermedateDir`"", '/Language=en-us' Write-Host "Running '`"$bootstrapper`" $arguments'." $process = Start-Process "$bootstrapper" -ArgumentList $arguments -PassThru -Verbose -Wait if ($process.ExitCode -ne 0) { exit $process.ExitCode } # Install LocalDB. Write-Host "" $arguments = '/package', "`"$intermedateDir\en-us\SqlLocalDB.msi`"", '/NoRestart', '/Passive', ` 'IACCEPTSQLLOCALDBLICENSETERMS=YES', 'HIDEPROGRESSBAR=YES' Write-Host "Running 'msiexec $arguments'." $process = Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList $arguments -NoNewWindow -PassThru -Verbose -Wait exit $process.ExitCode