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The component could not be added to the Data Flow task.
Could not initialize the component. There is a potential problem in the ProvideComponentProperties method. (Microsoft Visual Studio)

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Error at Data Flow Task [Replica Transformation [1289]]: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC0048004): Exception from HRESULT: 0xC0048004
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.Wrapper.IDTSOutputCollection90.get_Item(Object Index)
at MyCustomSSISComponent.SampleComponentComponent.ProvideComponentProperties()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.ManagedComponentHost.HostProvideComponentProperties(IDTSManagedComponentWrapper90 wrapper)


===================================

Exception from HRESULT: 0xC0048004 (Microsoft.SqlServer.DTSPipelineWrap)

------------------------------
Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.ManagedComponentHost.HandleUserException(Exception e)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.ManagedComponentHost.HostProvideComponentProperties(IDTSManagedComponentWrapper90 wrapper)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.Wrapper.CManagedComponentWrapperClass.ProvideComponentProperties()
at Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design.PipelineTaskDesigner.AddNewComponent(String clsid, Boolean throwOnError)

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Code Snippet

public override void ProvideComponentProperties()
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RemoveAllInputsOutputsAndCustomProperties();

ComponentMetaData.UsesDispositions = true;

IDTSInput90 input = ComponentMetaData.InputCollection.New();
input.Name = "Staging Data";
input.ErrorRowDisposition = DTSRowDisposition.RD_FailComponent;

IDTSInput90 input2 = ComponentMetaData.InputCollection.New();
input2.Name = "Replica Data";
input2.ErrorRowDisposition = DTSRowDisposition.RD_FailComponent;

// Add the output
IDTSOutput90 output = ComponentMetaData.OutputCollection.New();
output.Name = "Replica Output";
output.SynchronousInputID = input.ID;
output.ExclusionGroup = 1;

// Add the error output
AddErrorOutput("StagingErrorOutput", input.ID, output.ExclusionGroup);

// Adds columns
AddXmlColumn();

IDTSOutputColumn90 column0 = ComponentMetaData.OutputCollection[1].OutputColumnCollection.New();
column0.Name = m_SyncStatusColumnName;
column0.SetDataTypeProperties(DataType.DT_STR, 1, 0, 0, 1252);

IDTSOutputColumn90 column1 = ComponentMetaData.OutputCollection[2].OutputColumnCollection.New();
column1.Name = m_AS400ImportedDateColumnName;
column1.SetDataTypeProperties(DataType.DT_DATE, 0, 0, 0, 0);

}

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