# Powershell script to create a new Agent job and list the job using JobCollection

# Inspects error collection and prints all inner exception
function CheckForErrors
{
        $errorsReported = $False

        if($Error.Count -ne 0)
        {
                write-host "******************************"
                write-host "Errors:", $Error.Count
                write-host "******************************"
                foreach($err in $Error)
                {
                        $errorsReported  = $True
                        if( $err.Exception.InnerException -ne $null)
                        {
                                write-host $err.Exception.InnerException.ToString()
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                write-host $err.Exception.ToString()
                        }
                        write-host "----------------------------------------------"
                }
                throw
        }
}

# Create a new job and get job back from the job collection
function CreateSqlAgentJobAndVerify
{
        Param([string]$serverName)
       
        #clear all previous errors
        $Error.Clear()
       
        write-host "-------------------------------------------------------------"
        write-host " Connecting to server:" $serverName " (using SMO)"
        write-host "-------------------------------------------------------------"
        $smoServer= new-object('Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server')  $serverName
       
        $jobName = 'TestJob'  + (new-object Random).Next().Tostring()
        write-host "-------------------------------------------------------------"
        write-host " Creating new job:"  $jobName  " on Server:"  $smoServer.Name
        write-host "-------------------------------------------------------------"
       
        #create a new job
        $job = new-object ('Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.Job') ($smoServer.JobServer, $jobName)
        $job.Create()
        CheckForErrors
       
        # list newly created job
        write-host "-------------------------------------------------------------"
        write-host " Listing newly created job..."
        write-host " Job:" $jobName " on Server:"  $smoServer.Name
        write-host "-------------------------------------------------------------"
        $smoServer.JobServer.Jobs[$jobName]
        CheckForErrors
}


# replace server name with your fully qualified instance name
$serverName = "."
CreateSqlAgentJobAndVerify $serverName

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