How to check custom database exist or not in Powershell script

Question

We have created a custom database Preview in Sitecore Sxa. We need to check this database is exist or not through Sitecore Powershell script.

Could someone let me know how we can check database exist or not in Sitecore powershell script?

Answer 1

Try out the below script, Just replace master with your database name.

if(($db = Get-Database -Name "master" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    $db
} else {
    Write-Host "Does not exist."
}

Hope it helps!