Dealing With Truncation Warnings (Excel Source)
Oct 30, 2006
Hi,
Is there a way of stopping truncation warnings due to the fact the the XL driver assumings BSTR(255) columns. I'm loading data from excel to SQL Server, the SQL Server columns are nvarchar(50) but the Excel source has assumed 255.
I can change the Excel Source using the 'Advanced Editor' and change the meta-data of the 'Output Column', but then there's a mismatch between the External Column and Output Column collection - so a warning is displayed.
The External Column meta-data can be changed, but then it's out of sync with the 'Error Output' meta-data (and the Error Output meta-data is read only).
I'm sure I've missed a step, can anyone enlighten me
Dave
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Dec 19, 2007
Hello,
I am creating a 2005 SSIS Package with multiple data flows with source data based on the XML Source and a XSD Schema that we have created. These data flows load data from XML into different tables in our data warehouse for order data so the XSD Schema has several hierarchies. Because each data flow loads data into one table (I broke it out this way to make the package easier for readability and maintance) and the source for each is based on the XSD hierarchies I receive numerous warnings similar to the following; "Warning: 0x80047076....Removing this unused output column can increase Data Flow task performance." that I would like to remove. However, when I un-check the box to remove those output columns (which leaves several hierarchies without output columns) I then receive a error similar to the following; "Error: 0xC00470B9 at ....contains no output columns. An asynchronous output must contain output columns."
So the question is how to remove the numerous remove column warnings? I have thought about creating one XML schema for each dataflow, breaking the data flows into different packages, etc. but I am still not exaclty sure how to remove the warnings which should increase the speed of the package overall. Thank you!
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Jul 9, 2007
I want to skip running the SSIS data flow task when the source file is missing. We have a scheduler that copies the source file to the staging area. This SSIS package runs as SQL server job. So when a SSIS package fails due to missing file the remaining steps in the SQL scheduler won't execute. I want to handle the missing source file condition grace fully. Please advise.
Thanks in advance.
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Jan 29, 2008
Hi,
I have an SSIS package that runs each day from a live data source to create a data mart, which is then used for various things including SSAS and SSRS.
The problem is that certain records that will eventually go on to form fact tables are deleted from the live system (not a very robost database in the first place, hence the SSIS!) but these are not reflected in the SSIS transformation, creating plus figures when compared to the live system.
I currently use type 1 slowly changing dimension processes in each data flow (of which there are about 35) but I realise that this only updates records and does not delete.
The solution I have in place is to truncate the fact tables in the mart before the run starts using an Execute SQL task. This solves the problem though to me seems a little heavy-handed and renders the slowly changing dimension processes redundant (as it is currently only run once a day).
My question is, is there a better method of dealing with the above scenario? If there isn't, it would be a nice feature to add to future versions (*nudge nudge*).
Thanks in advance :-)
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Dec 21, 2006
I have a script source to deal with a source that has different "record types" (first 3 columns are the same then the remaining 2 to 30 columns are different based on the record type).
Script source was working fine... then one of the columns that I had set to String with length of 2 came in with a length of 3 (which is not per spec)... instead of failing - all the columns after the one that had the bad value were null and the script just stopped as soon as it hit that.. AND said it was success. Which means it imported the data incorrectly and since the script says it was a sucess you'd never know anything went wrong and it only imported 30 rows instead of 10k+
Any ideas on how to capture this error?
Code (shortened with .... but should be enough - sorry the forum butchers the code formatting - if someone has a tip for pasting code from VS let me know):
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Math
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Convert
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.Wrapper
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper
Public Class ScriptMain
Inherits UserComponent
Public Overrides Sub CreateNewOutputRows()
Dim oCurrentFile As File
Dim oStreamReader As StreamReader
Dim sCurrentLine As String
Dim aCurrentLine() As String
Try
oStreamReader = oCurrentFile.OpenText(Me.Variables.SourceName)
sCurrentLine = oStreamReader.ReadLine()
Do While sCurrentLine IsNot Nothing
aCurrentLine = sCurrentLine.Split(Chr(44))
Select Case aCurrentLine(2) ' This is the 3rd column.. "Record Type" which tells us what type of record it is and how many columns etc (Chr(44) is a comma)
Case "BF"
BFRecordsBuffer.AddRow()
BFRecordsBuffer.TimeStamp = aCurrentLine(0)
BFRecordsBuffer.EyeCatcher = aCurrentLine(1)
BFRecordsBuffer.RecordType = aCurrentLine(2)
BFRecordsBuffer.Sym = aCurrentLine(3)
....
BFRecordsBuffer.RecordCount = Convert.ToInt32(aCurrentLine(24))
...
If aCurrentLine.GetLength(0) >= 30 Then
BFRecordsBuffer.SeqNo = aCurrentLine(29)
End If
Case "QF"
QFRecordsBuffer.AddRow()
QFRecordsBuffer.Timestamp = aCurrentLine(0)
QFRecordsBuffer.EyeCatcher = aCurrentLine(1)
QFRecordsBuffer.RecordType = aCurrentLine(2)
...
....
End Select
sCurrentLine = oStreamReader.ReadLine()
Loop
BFRecordsBuffer.SetEndOfRowset()
QFRecordsBuffer.SetEndOfRowset()
....
Catch ex As Exception
Me.ComponentMetaData.FireError(1, "Script Component", ex.Message, "", 0, True)
Finally
oStreamReader.Close()
End Try
End Sub
End Class
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Apr 2, 2015
I'm trying to import a flat file source into a SQL Server table.
The flat file is pipe-delimited and text qualified with " (double-quotes).
The import job is failing because there is a "comments" field in the flat file and there are carriage returns within some records in the "comments" field. When SSIS encounters a record with a carriage return within that field, it sees the carriage return and assumes the end of the record, even though the field is text qualified with " ".
The actual error message I see is: "
Error 0xc0202055: Data Flow Task 1: The column delimiter for column "comments" was not found.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Sample Record:
"418186"|"94"|"Staff Only-Minimum charge out of 3 hours
Plus travel & accommodation costs (if required) – at cost.
All trauma response services & associated fees/costs are required to be formally authorised by the Company prior to delivery."|""|"690"|""
I can't think of a way to get SSIS to ignore the carriage returns within the Comments field in the source flat file!
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Oct 10, 2006
I am trying to use an XML Source on xml data from an XML webservice, I am putting the document into a variable the trying to import the data from there with the XML Source, but I am getting an error telling me that truncation occured
The Error is "[XML Source [1]] Error: The "component "XML Source" (1)" failed because truncation occurred, and the truncation row disposition on "output column "linking" (1579)" specifies failure on truncation. A truncation error occurred on the specified object of the specified component."
The linking column mensioned in the error is sometime quite a long string but there is nowhere in the XML Source editor to change the size.
HELP!
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Feb 20, 2006
Hi,
I am getting real stressed out because while trying to import an excel file into a temporary table i get a truncation error...
The max lenght used in the origin column is about 800 characters. So how the hell can i get the column to load? Jesus... this should be easy task... :P
Anyone experiencing this kind of stuff?
Regards,
Luis Simões
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Oct 12, 2015
In SSIS 2008R2, I have a dataflow with an xlsx source and the destination is a SQL Server 2008R2 table. The files are delivered from a location where staff members 'work with' the source files. The files are produced monthly.
The dataflow that contains the file breaks upon the attempt to process subsequent monthly xlsx files with a message similar to the following:
--*************
[TNUQQ [16]] Warning: The external columns for component "TNUQQ" (16) are out of synchronization with the data source columns. The column "F12" needs to be added to the external columns.
The external column "county_taxable_sale_amount" needs to be updated.
The external column "city_taxable_sale_amount" needs to be updated.
The external column "district_taxable_sale_amount" needs to be updated.
The external column "QTY" (62) needs to be removed from the external columns.
--*************
I've noticed that some columns in the file ship with no data. A column with no data can be typed as datetime one month, and then float another month. I've tried to load xlsx to raw to table, but that does not work around this issue.
I've tried to set 'ValidateExternalMetadata' to 'False' on the Excel source, but that does not work either. Aside from going back to the folks who ship the file to us, is there anything that can be done in SSIS to work around this issue, and still wind up with valid data?
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Jul 15, 2015
I need to export some data from sql server 2012 to a excel file(.xlsx). Truncation error happened when executing the exporting task, error happened in conversion from a column of type nvarchar(max) to a column of type LongText. Max length of the source column data is 4303, and documented length limit of LongText, which is a alias of type Memo, is 64,000. why this error happen?
Below is detailed error message:
- Executing (Error)
Messages
Error 0xc02020c5: Data Flow Task 1: Data conversion failed while converting column "extended_info" (59) to column "extended_info" (143). The conversion returned status value 4 and status text "Text was truncated or one or more characters had no match in the target code page.".
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc020902a: Data Flow Task 1: The "Data Conversion 0 - 0.Outputs[Data Conversion Output].Columns[extended_info]" failed because truncation occurred, and the truncation row disposition on "Data Conversion 0 - 0.Outputs[Data Conversion
Output].Columns[extended_info]" specifies failure on truncation. A truncation error occurred on the specified object of the specified component.
[code]...
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Jun 17, 2015
I am in the process of importing an Excel Spreadsheet using the natively connection manager in SSIS 2008. There is one column however that is causing me grief.
SSIS has natively chosen the problematic column to be a DT_WSTR(255). I have gone into the Excel connection manager's Advanced Editor and altered it to be a DT_WSTR(1000) (see image 1 attached).
I am still getting truncation issues though, as per image 2 attached. why this is?
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Mar 18, 2007
A data reader is using a connection manager to connect to an ODBC System DSN . A query in the SqlCommand property is provided. Data is being truncated in the only string column . The data type in data reader output-->external columns shows as Unicode string [DT_WSTR] Length 7.
The truncated output in a text file is the first 3 characters from left to right . Changing the column order has no effect.
A linked server was created in SQL Server Management Studio to test the ODBC System DSN using the following:
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver
@server = 'server_name',
@srvproduct = '',
@provider = 'MSDASQL',
@datasrc = 'odbc_dsn_name'
Data returned using "OPENQUERY" does not truncate the string column indicating that the ODBC Driver returns data as expected with sql 2005, but not with the Data Reader.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Thanks,
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Nov 19, 2007
I am using a Excel Source to get the data from an excel file to sql server 2005 table. A couple columns are coming in a double precision float, but some values have characters in them, but those values are coming out as null, even though I changed the datatype from float to unicode string. Any inputs on resolving this will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Manisha
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Feb 22, 2006
I am trying to get the contents of the Excel Files dynamically and dumping into the SQL Database using SSIS. Through WMI Event Watcher, I could find when one or more Excel files dumped in a particular folder and using ForEach Loop Container I was able to take all the filenames and pass it through Variables. But at the same time in the Data Flow, I have to pass each Sheet of an Excel File to the Excel Source control and export the data to my SQL Database using OLEDB Destination.
For that I need to get the names of each sheets in an Excel File and pass it to the Excel Source Control through variables. But when I give Data Access Mode as "Table name or view name variable" and provide the variable name in that, then it is giving an error message as "A destination table name has not been provided".
And at the same time, Since I was not able to provide an static Filename (as I am passing through Variables), when I tried to map the columns in the OleDB Destination, it is not allowing me to map the columns.
So all these things I should do at Run-time using Variables in SSIS. I don't want to hard-code any filenames or Sheet names. If any one of you have a solution, please share with me.
Thanks & Regards,
Prakash Srinivasan
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Jun 27, 2007
Hi,
I have a data file that has numeric data that looks like:
1.123456
And this column is defined as a DT_NUMERIC(18.6) in the flat file conn mgr.
As an experiment, I changed the destination column to a NUMERIC(18,0) - hoping that this would throw a truncation error at the flat file task level (where I have Truncation on all columns set to "fail component").
Not a peep. It loaded the data into the table, chopping off the 6 digits after the decimal point.
You would THINK that this would cause an error, but no. Why is this? The flat file task complains about all kinds of things, but this is such a gross error, you would think it would catch it!
Thanks
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Sep 18, 2007
Hello,
I have a problem with retreving a excel data through excel source component.
I have source component as Excel Source which will connect to my .xls sheet.
To retrieve the values from the sheet i am using a query as,
"SELECT F14,F3 FROM [Charac Defn & Assgnment$]"
The column F14 is not formatted so that the format of the cell is "General" I have a different type of values in the F14 column such as "PE","PES",15,20,20.00,8888.9999 etc..
While i click on preview button of Excel source it shows only the text values and not the int or decimal values, its returning NULL for those cells. I tried to use convert function, its throwing an error as
TITLE: Microsoft Visual Studio
------------------------------
There was an error displaying the preview.
------------------------------
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Undefined function 'Convert' in expression. (Microsoft JET Database Engine)
Is there any other function to change the format of the cell or i need to some thing else
Please help me how to solve this issue.
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Mar 13, 2008
Hi,
I am creating an SSIS package witha a Dataflow task, which reads from an Excel source and then uses script component to dumpt the data to multiple tables in Sql Server database
I need to some how make my Excel source dynamic, that is my excel template which i would be using to map the excel columns to script component's input columns would be dynamic..
In other words, I should be able to define the Excel Source, Column Mapping Information, Precedence constraint to the Script component dynamically
Please suggest how could i accomplish this
Regards,
Kalyan
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Jul 6, 2015
While importing data from Excel source , some column is getting null value even though excel column has value.To Resolve the issue we tried with
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftOffice14.0Access Connectivity EngineEnginesExcel
1.Change the Value of the Row TypeGuessRows from 8 (Default value) to 0 and ImportMixedType = text
• xls
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftJet4.0EnginesExcel
1.Change the Value of the Row TypeGuessRows from 8 (Default value) to 0 and ImportMixedType = text
the connection string of the excel
UPPER(REVERSE(SUBSTRING( REVERSE(@[User::VarInputExcelFile]), 1, 5) ) ) == ".XLSX" ? "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + @[User::VarInputExcelFile] + ";Extended Properties="Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1";":"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data
Source=" + @[User::VarInputExcelFile] + ";Extended Properties="EXCEL 8.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1";"
by doing the above setting also , the column is coming as null from excel source even though there is data in excel.
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Jul 20, 2006
I have the Excel Connection Manager and Source to read the contents from an Excel file. For some reason couple of numeric fields from the Excel worksheet are brought over as nulls even though they have a value of 300 and 150. I am not sure why this is happening. I looked into the format of the fields and they are set to General in Excel, I tried setting them to numeric and that did not help.
All the other content from the excel file is coming thru except for the 2 numeric fields.
I tried to bring the contents from the excel source to a text file in csv format and for some reason the 2 numeric fields came out as blank.
Any inputs on getting this addressed will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Manisha
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Feb 3, 1999
I'm trying to write a DTS package that reads data from an excel spreadsheet. I'm having a problem getting all the data from the spreadsheet, seems that OLE DB is "too" smart. There is one column that has either numeric values or text values in its row cells. When I browse the spreadsheet in DTS (transform properties, browse button) I only see the text values. OLE DB has placed nulls or blanks into the cells with the numeric values. If I edit the spreadsheet to change the column header to contain a number, then the browse window shows only the numeric values and blanks out the text values. Any suggestion on how to get OLE DB/DTS to treat the numeric values as text? In the spreadsheet, I've tried changing the cell formats to text and to general. This had no effect.
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May 3, 2006
Hi,
My OLE DB Source and Excel desintation values all will be assigned during the run time but it does work during design time but as on runtime columns are different. That's why it does not work.
Here is what I want to accomplish, I have table which contains all my report which needs to dumped to excel at the month end.
SQL Task using ADO enumrator read one record(one report), Give that record to For Each contair which Create the Excel file on the fly using one of variable from my table and uses a stored procedure to dump data to excel using Dataflow Task.
xlsQuery
CREATE TABLE `Sheet1` ( `FiscalYear` Short, `FiscalPeriod` Byte, `STORE #` Short, `Total Markups` Decimal(15,2), `Less Markdown SubTotal` Decimal(15,2), `Total Markup` Decimal(15,2) ) GO
sqlQuery
Exec Report.MyReport 1
Does it mean for 10 reports, I have to create 10 different data flow tasks, or it can be done using one data flow tasks but changing columns on the run time.
Please Help
Thanks
Shafiq
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Sep 5, 2006
I want to query my excel source sheet with a paramater so i create a sql statement like
select * from xxx where name like 'fred%'
Then I want to parameterise it with
select * from xxx where name like @Name or select * from xxx where name like ?
both allow me to map the Parameter neither syntax works in the data flow or preview but ? still works in the build query window !
Anyone know the correct Param declaration for the Excel Source (i believe it should be oledb @Name declaration ?
is this a bug or am i missing something here ...
Cheers
Colin
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Dec 28, 2007
Dear Friends,
I need to import data from several excel files. How can I configure excel source object to dinamically import each file?
The name of the file will be in a parameter of ssis package and this name change frequently, and ach time the filename change I dont want to change the configuration on the excel source?
What you sugest?
Shoul I use a script component as source?!
Regards!
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May 19, 2007
Hi everyone!
I am trying to import data into my sqlserver 2005 database from an Excel 2000 file. The database is empty. I am using the worksheets from the file to create the tables and copy the rows. I am getting follwing errors:
- Pre-execute (Error)
Messages
Error 0xc0202009: {674E15E4-102E-4935-90A2-8B1FFFEFB11D}: An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80004005.An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft JET Database Engine" Hresult: 0x80004005 Description: "Unspecified error".(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc020801c: Data Flow Task: The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "SourceConnectionExcel" failed with error code 0xC0202009.(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc004701a: Data Flow Task: component "Source 64 - vw_TempOrderDetails" (5280) failed the pre-execute phase and returned error code 0xC020801C.(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Any suggestion is most welcome.
Regards
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Jan 31, 2007
Hi:
I use a SSIS package to loop thro a folder and load data from multiple excel files to a SQL2005 table. Works fine except when an excel has a missing col.
Col names in xls are always a subset of col names in the table. The missing cols are random, else I would just have made another package:-)
Once a missing column is found, I get runtime and design time errors, and metadata problems. How can a get SSIS to ignore missing columns?
TIA
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Jan 20, 2006
Hi,
I use an excel datasource to populate some simple dimensions, but when i extract the excel file i get alot of blank rows from the excel files...
How can i overcome this issue? Is this normal?
I never had problems like this using DTS in the 2000 version
Best Regards,
Luis Simões
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Oct 17, 2007
Hi,
I am using Excel datasource and Excel destination in a simple SSIS package which i created. I have got two queries regarding this
How does excel datasouce/destination accept .xlsx files, since i observed that they accept only .xsl file
Does excel destination ascept .xlsm files, because i have some macros enabled in destination
Thanks in advance for advice
Warm Regards,
gchanduu.
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Nov 27, 2007
Hi,
I have an Excel spreasheet - the first column is text, the second numbers, the third a mix of the two. If I point An Excel Source at this in my data flow, it will import the first two columns without problem, but not the third: all cells containing text are being imported as nulls, but those containing numbers are imported just fine.
Even if the numbers are stored as text, they are converted into numbers at import and genuine text is still discarded. It's treated as if the entire column is numeric if there's just one numeric value in it.
I can get around this by creating a .csv or .txt file from the excel file, but that will add an extra layer of admin to this process and I'm tryuing to make it as seamless as possible
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Oct 4, 2007
Hello,
I'm a SSIS beginner.
I need to create users in my database from an Excel file source.
I have an Excel source with user name and email.
I would like to use SSIS to go though the Excel file and execute a store procedure (create_user @name @email @password OUTPUT) for each row and then create an output file with the new created password (a random password is created for each user and the stored procedure has an output @password)
I tried to "plug" an "Excel source" to an "Execute SQL task" which execute my store procedure.
But as a SSIS beginner I don't really understand how to pass the parameters (name and email in the Excel file) to my stored procedure. There is the concept of variable a for each loop thing... but i dont really know how to start.
I would be greatfull if someone could tell me a solution to my problem.
Cheers
Fabrice
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Jun 20, 2007
Hi:
I import data from multiple excel files into SQL DB. I have trouble with fields that could contain >255 chars.
If I have the col type = DT_Ntext in my Data Flow, the package fails for files that do not have any values >255 chars.
If I have the external coltype=dt_wstr and the output coltype=dt_wstr(4000) the package fails if the file contains any value >255 chars.(Implicit conversion does not occur, as expected).
I worked around by adding a dummy first row with >255 chars.
Is there a way to use a cast function to solve this prob? I tried using Select dt_ntext(fieldname) from Sheet1$, but that does not work.
Is there some clean way to get around this problem?
TIA
Kar
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Jul 31, 2007
Guys,
I have some data in an excel sheet. Some of the columns have a few NULL values for certain amount of rows till is gets data. What makes it so weird is that when priviewing this in the wizard, the whole column is filled with NULL values when the number of leading NULLs is quite large. When NULLs are quite a few, the column works fine!! Can anyone explains this? We tried some manual work to cut some of the rows from below and put them at the start and it worked! It's so strange though this behavior.
Shiko
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Jan 2, 2008
Dear Friends,
I currently have my excel source dynamic for the connectionstring. Using a global variable with the filename and using the expressions of this control to dynamically have the connecttionstring. My problem is that i need tto read always the first workseet and the name changes frequently and generates an erro in SSIS.
how can I set the excel source to goes only for the first sheet independently of the worksheet name?!
Regards!!
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Dec 20, 2007
I have Excel file with data and I need load these data to database. One of the colume consit following data:
1
2
3
4
test5
6
7
8
9
but when I created connection (Excel Source) and click Preview... in Excel Source Editor, I got following data:
1
2
3
4
NULL
6
7
8
9
Why? How can I get all data as string?
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