KB0070 - Load Npgsql.dll In PowerShell Universal

KB0070 - Load Npgsql.dll In PowerShell Universal

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide information on how to load Npgsql in PowerShell Universal's integrated environment. Npgql is a library for accessing PostgreSQL databases. 

Problem

Npgsql versions are built against specific versions of .NET and need to match the version that PowerShell Universal is running. 

Solution

The major versions of Npgsql are aligned with the major versions of .NET. This means that if you want to load Npgsql into a .NET process, you need to select the correct Npgsql version for that process. Every major version of PowerShell Universal uses a newer version of the .NET runtime. Below you will find a table to allow you to align the Npgsql version with the proper PowerShell Universal version. You can download Npgsql from NuGet.

PowerShell Universal Version
.NET Version
Npgsql Version
v3.x
v6
6.0.x
v4.x
v7
7.0.x
v5.x
v8
8.0.x

Loading Npgsql into PowerShell Universal

You can use Import-Module to load the Npgsql.dll into a PowerShell Universal process. Below is an example of querying a database with the library. 
  1. Import-Module .\Npgsql.dll 
    $connectionString = "Host=localhost;Username=postgres;Password=password;Database=psu";
    $Datasource = [Npgsql.NpgsqlDataSource]::Create($connectionString)
    $cmd =$dataSource.CreateCommand("SELECT `"Output`" FROM `"Job`"")
    $reader = $cmd.ExecuteReaderAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult()
    while ($reader.ReadAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult())
    {
        $reader.GetString(0)
    }

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