Foreach Loop And Distributed Files
Feb 9, 2007
Hi - I'm new to SSIS and am having problems figuring out how to do the following.
I need to load data from flat files into SQLserver 2005 and have created the data flows ok, but my data files are *not* located in a single directory so I cannot use the foreach file enumerator option in the foreach loop container collection. Please correct me if I'm wrong?
My approach has been to execute a SQLcommand to get the filenames from another database table and to use the foreach ADO enumerator option and mapping the returned filenames to a project scoped variable (data type object since it is a rowset).
My problem comes when I edit the properties of the connection manager to try to use that variable for the connectionstring property in the expression editor. I get an error because the datatype of the variable is not supported in an expression.
Can anyone tell me how to correct this or outline another way to solve my problem?
thanks
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Apr 4, 2007
How do you sort files from the Foreach loop container?
I love this component, except I can't get it to sort by filename.
Nice to know how to sort by timestamps also.
Dave
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May 24, 2007
All,
I have a package that loops over ~60 Excel files in a directory. Each
file has three named ranges in it, which I import into different
tables. Sometimes the package runs without a hitch, sometimes it
chokes. But it is intermittent.
If I pull the control flow components out of the foreach loop and
point the Excel connection manager to the specific Excel file that has
caused the package to choke, I get a message in the dataflow component
pointing to the named range that "the metadata of the following output
columns does not match the metadata of the external columns......Do
you want to replace the metadata of the output columns with the
metadata of the external columns?" When I choose 'yes', then the
file will be loaded. then I can put the control flow components back
into the foreach loop and the file will run again, successfully, along
with some more, until it chokes again....
So, first of all, does anyone have any insight into this? Sometimes,
somedays, these files will load with no problems. These exact files;
I am having to reload constantly... Other times, like today, it is a
battle.
Otherwise, is there a way to get Integration Svcs to handle the
metadata issue on the fly???
Any ideas, resources, references, war stories, or good clean jokes
would be appreciated,
Kathryn
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Jun 17, 2006
Hi,
My requirement is I have to read 2 sets of files from a folder. For example, I have to read all files starting with either 'a' or 'b' only. In 'Foreach Loop', if I say 'a*,b*', it is not working. Instead of comma (,), I tried colon, semi-colon and pipeline characters also. It is not working. So I am using 2 loops now. But I would like to know is there any way to do it using a single loop?
Thanks.
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Jan 8, 2008
In all of our extract packages, we use a foreach loop container to grab files from the 400 sitting out in a certain directory. For this particular package, we have specified the files should be named RP*.* We know there are several files out in the directory. The package runs without error and completes, but says no files were found in the directory with that name. What could be causing this issue? Thanks!
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Aug 23, 2007
Hi I am trying to load a bunch of excel files into a table and running into tables
I create a seq container--> add a foreach loop control task configure a variable thats ok as I am displaying the files names through script
I am stuck as how to configure the next data flow task to load into a destination
I create a source excel and then map the expression to the variable but the destination SQL connection is not able to see this one
Any ideas what I am doing wrong
Thanks
Po
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Jul 27, 2006
well i am trying to follow the example of msdn help on how to loop through excel files and it doesn't work. the variables have the project scope. what can i do?
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Feb 23, 2008
ummm. sorry, I've read and seen the tutorials but somehow and missing this.
I have a foreach container. Inside a dataflow task, with an XML source, a data conversion (cause of urrr UNICODE) and and an ole DB data source.
By design (and for this simple example), I get a volation if I attempt to load loads with out deleting entries from my table. No biggie, I would just like this simple package to rename my file to extension .good or .bad depending on success of each loop.
Where and what do I need for this?
Thank you for any help or information!
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Feb 27, 2008
Hi all,
I'm trying to capture the file name and insert to the Database with Loop Container and Execute Sql task...However when I run, I get error with the input parameter.
In my Sql Task, the parameter mapping:
Variable name: user::variable,
direction: input,
Data Type: Varchar,
parameter name: @xVariable,
parameter size: -1
connectiontype: OleDB
sourcetype: direct input
statement : insert into xtable(xcolumn) values(@xVariable)
Anyone have any other suggestion how to capture the filename and input in the database?
thanks
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Sep 17, 2015
I use a ForEach Loop Container in a ssis Package. The package has to look up in the directory 'f:ackups' for backupfiles and copy them into another folder.In my development environment it works fine. But if I run it on the SQL-Server with the SQL-Server Agent, the package logs always that the folder ist empty.Unfortunately the message is always 'empty folder' even if I define 'f:labla' as folder that actually not exists!
As filespecification I tried both *.* and *.bak .My assumption is, that the SQL-Server agent has not enough rights for that folder. But on the other side the agent is able to create backup-files in this folder.The SQL-Server Agent works under netservice control.
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Apr 22, 2008
Hello
I have a question
How is foreach loop container - foreach ADO enumerator performace in SSIS package compares to use of cursors in stored procedures
Is there any articles comparing them
I understand a lot of factors can affect the performance, however what is expected performance for the foreach ADO enumerator loop for large dataset. What is Microsoft recommendation for that - recommended - not recommended (using large datasets - over million records)
Thank you
Arminr Bell
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Apr 11, 2007
Hi,
I have no "Foreach File Enumerator" oprtion in the Enumerator Property of the Foreach Loop Component.
I have this enumerator in the c:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90DTSForEachEnumerators folder.
Also I check it in the GAC - it does not here. I try to execute gacutil.exe -iF ForEachFileEnumerator.dll, but it is failed with "Failure adding assembly to the cache: The module was expected to contain an assembly manifest." Seems it is not managed enumerator.
Please help me.
Also information on how to regeister unmanaged enumerators are welcome!
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May 28, 2010
difference between FOR LOOP and FOREACH LOOP with example(if possible) in SSIS.
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Mar 3, 2006
I have a foreach loop that is supposed to loop through a recordset, however it doesn't loop. It just repeats the same row, row after row.
I would like to look into the recordset variable but I can't because it is a COM object and the ADODB namespace is not available in the script task.
Any solution to this? anyone experienced anything similar
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Aug 15, 2006
Hi -
I've seen variations on this question in this forum, but none of the suggestions work for me, so any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
I have a SSIS package whose function is to monitor a directory for flat files and distribute the information in these files into a SQL 2005 DB for further processing later. I've configured Transactions for the package as serializable and supported, and I have a ForEach container set to serializable and required. All SQL and Data Flow tasks take place within this container. I have a single Connection Manager to pull in the flat input file, and another for the connection to the SQL DB. This setup will function, and roll back if necessary, but I take a huge hit on the continual establishment of connections to the DB. If I set the retainsameconnection property on the SQL DB Connection manager, I get an error when executing my first Data Flow task to move data from the flat input file to working tables within the DB: 0xC001A004 - Incompatible transaction context was specified for a retained connection. If I turn off Transaction support, the retainsameconnection property works as expected.
I've been running Profiler Traces, and can verify that no connection has been established to the SQL Server prior to execution of this task, so it seems like the context should be OK. I would welcome any feedback, suggestions or alternatives.
Thanks,
Jim SweeneySLC
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Jul 10, 2006
I need to execute about dozen packages from another package... how do I dynamically pass the dozen package names to the package and execute using foreach loop...?
idea is to store the names of packages in a text file and set the file connection property reading each package names from the text file... in this way I can just configure/edit the text file from time to time, the packages and the units that I want to execute...
Someone please provide me steps to make it work.
Thanks in adv.
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Jun 10, 2007
Hi,
I'm looping through some query data and doing a Script Task check inside the loop on a datetime field.
If the datetime happens before 10 o'clock:
- Store the data row in Table1
If the datetime happens after 10 o'clock:
- Store the data row in Table2
How can I store the datarow inside the loop without inserting it into a database table?
I need to access the data in the next step after the loop. How can I do this?
Thank you very much!
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Feb 28, 2008
The foreach loop below runs fine and it sends emails as expected but the SP does not update the Companies table. Any thoughts? How do I cause the SP to execute?
PROCEDURE newdawn.EmailSentDate @CID intAS UPDATE Companies SET Companies.LastEmailDate = (GetDate()) WHERE tblCompanies.C_ID = @CID RETURN
foreach (GridViewRow row in GridView3.Rows) { pstrTo = row.Cells[2].Text; CEmail = row.Cells[2].Text; CName = row.Cells[3].Text; CID = row.Cells[1].Text; CState = TextBox1.Text; CCity = row.Cells[5].Text; CCat = row.Cells[4].Text; CCID = row.Cells[0].Text;
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["localhomeexpoConnectionString2"].ConnectionString); SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("EmailSentDate", con); cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure; cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@CID", CCID); try { System.String mailServerName = "mail.domain.com";
REST of code sends email to email address found in each row ....it all works find but SP above does not fire.
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Jan 22, 2008
Hello Experts,
Sorry that I open a new thread again but I didn€™t found any good tutorials about foreach loop container. I would like to read every row from one table and do something.
I red something about sql task€¦ Can someone give a little instruction, please?
Kind regards,
Alex
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Feb 15, 2007
Hi
I using data flow task to import from flat file to database but i need to use Foreach Loop Container to import multiple files in specific folder and all will be insert in the same table
tahnks & Regards
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Feb 27, 2008
Help with Looping in a SSIS Package
Scenario:
We have a web app that lets our existing clients insert new locations into a table (Clients) in a SQL Server DB. This table has an Identity column as the PK. This table also has another ID field HBID that is the PK for another table (HLocation) in another Database system (Sybase). The HBID field is given a Default value of €˜1€™ during an insert operation in our (SQL Server) table, Clients. The Sybase database uses a Sequence table for inserting a PK into the table. Whenever our clients insert a new record in Clients (SQL Server), I need to generate a new HBID from the Sequence table in (Sybase), update the HBID in the Clients table (SQL Server) and then finally insert the record with the new HBID into table HLocation (Sybase).
I have devised a SSIS package for this as following: Note all variables are scoped at the Package Level.
Execute SQL Task #1 that drives a For Each Loop with the following properties:
General:
Connection Type: OLE DB
Connection: SQL Server DB
SQL SourceType: Direct Input
SQLStatement:
SELECT COID, HBID, Name, DateCreated
FROM Client
WHERE HBID = '1'
ResultSet: = Full Resultset
Result Set:
Result Name = 0
VariableName = USER::rsClient Variable Type = Object
ForEachLoop with the follwing properties:
Collection:
Foreach ADO Enumerator
ADO Object Source Variable = USER::rsClient
Enumeration Mode = Rows in first table
Variable Mappings:
Variable: Index:
COID 0
HBID 1
Name 2
DateCreated 3
Inside of the ForEachLoop I have another Execute SQL Task to generate a new HBID from Sybase set up as following.
Execute SQL Task #2
Connection Type: OLE DB
Connection: Sybase
SQL SourceType: Direct Input
SQLStatement:
UPDATE Autoinc SET INC_LAST = (INC_LAST+1) WHERE INC_KEY ='HBID';
SELECT INC_LAST AS NewHBID FROM Autoinc WHERE INC_KEY ='HBID'
ResultSet = SingleRow
Result Set:
Result Name = NewHBID
VariableName = USER::NewHBID, VariableType = Int32
Also Inside the ForEachLoop is a Script Task that has all of my variables as ReadWrite = COID, HBID, Name, DateCreated and NewHBID. I concatenate the values in a string a pass the string into a Message Box to make sure they are looping correctly and they are.For example the results might look like the following:
12698, 1, John Doe Trucking, 10/1/2007, 14550
13974, 1, Joe Smith Trucking, 10/1/2007, 14551
10542, 1, Dave Jones Trucking, 10/1/2007, 14552
Etc.
The values 14550 -14552 are the new HBID being generated in the loop.
The problem is that when I try to Update the HBID in the Client table (SQL Server) with another Execute SQL Task I keep getting the same NewHBID number.
In this case 14550 would be updated for every record instead of the next number in the loop.
I have set up Execute SQL Task #3 as follows:
General:
Connection Type: OLE DB
Connection: SQL Server DB
SQL SourceType: Direct Input
SQLStatement:
UPDATE Client
SET HBID = ?
WHERE HBID = '1'(SELECT COID, HBID, Name, DateCreated FROM Client)
ResultSet: = Full ResultSet
Result Set:
Result Name = 0
VariableName = USER::rsNewClient, VariableType = Object
Parameter Mapping:
VariableName USER::NewHBID, Direction = INPUT, DataType = Long
ParameterName = 0
I€™ve tried putting Execute SQL Task #3 inside of the ForEachLoop, connecting it to the output of the ForEachLoop. I€™ve tried setting up a dataflow with a Derived Column using the USER::NewHBID as the Expression.
I still get the same results, 14550 added to every row.
Can any one help or shed some light?
Any and all suggestion will be deeply appreciated!
Thanks !!!
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Jun 14, 2007
Hi,
Let's say you have a Data Flow Task that connects to a Foreach Loop, looping through the data.
Somewhere inside the Foreach Loop, you set an int variable MyInt to a value.
My question:
Is it possable when each iteration begins to set MyInt to 0?
Thanks in advance.
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Feb 28, 2007
I'm having a problem where I'm using a Execute SQL Task to retrieve a dataset and storing that in an object variable. Then on success of that execute sql task I use a foreach loop task to go through the dataset and do 2 tasks inside the foreach loop. When I execute this package I have ~12 records in the dataset however when I get to the foreach loop in the 2nd iteration it keeps repeating it. It acts like it is stuck on the second record (tuple) and never goes on. I'm using an ForEach ADO Enumerator in the foreach. I've even set a breakpoint on each iteration and no task fails in side the foreach loop. I'm completely perplexed why it will iterate to the 2nd record but get stuck there in an endless loop. I've tried this on 2 different computers (with different data values) and the same thing happens. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Oct 10, 2006
I defined Foreach File Enumerator,there are more than 2 files needed to deal with,it donesn't work if i don't specify filename in flat file connection manager editor,however if i specify filename then doesn't foreach files
what should i do? thanks
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Oct 9, 2006
Help,
Trying to through a process together and using the "ForEach Loop" task. When configuring the task and using the ForEach Loop Editor I do not have the "ForEach File Enumerator" in the drop down. Anyone know whats going on or what I need to do to make this appear. I only see 5 selections: ADO, ADO.Net Schema Rowset, Variable, NodeList, and SMO Enumerators. I am also using the SQL 2005 eval with SP1.
Thanks,
John
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Jan 3, 2007
Here is what I am attempting to get accomplished. I have an SSIS package that contains a Foreach loop container. This container executes a number of SQL tasks in order: SQL Task 1, SQL Task 2, SQL Task 3.
if the SQL task 1 succeeds it should flow on to SQL Task 2 and 3. This works fine when the SQL tasks do not fail...
In the event of any SQL Task failing control should flow to a send mail task to alert about the failure. Next the Foreach loop container should go to the next enumeration in the Foreach loop container and start the next new SQL task 1. So far I have been able to get the control to flow to the send mail task when a SQL Task fails. What does not work is when one SQL Task fails the entire Foreach loop fails and does not move to the next enumeration. It should only fail the package and move on.
Any help would be appreciated....
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Feb 6, 2008
if there are no files in the directory i'm searching? Or if not fail, give me something so that I know & can raise a flag as needed?
thanks
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May 9, 2006
I need to put a FTP task inside a Foreach Loop Container to upload data files to many different FTP servers. The container holds a variable with object data type that includes necessory FTP info (FTP server address, login, password and remote path). How do I configure FTP task so that I can pass the variables to it?
Thanks,
Jia
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Feb 11, 2006
All,
I€™m new to SSIS and have a question about foreach loop container.
Basically, I have 4 data flows and each of them has a variable that need be pass on to the next step, each of the variables will call a same stored procedure.
What should I use here? I guess I can use foreach loop container with the stored procedure inside of it, is that right? I tried all day yesterday and cannot make it work.
The foreach loop container did not call the procedure at all. Could someone kindly tell me how to do it?
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Mar 22, 2006
We discovered that the Foreach loop isn't recalculating the number of files found upon each new loop iteration, so if any new files are placed into the receive directory during the looping, they are not detected/processed. is this a bug or product intention?
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Mar 30, 2007
Hi
Can anyone point me to an example of using a ForEach Loop Container to step through the rows in a recordset. I cannot seem to see how this is done from the help files.
Thanks
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Jun 8, 2006
I have a foreach loop that is processing files in a directory. One of the tasks is the execute sql task that calls a stored proc. If this stored proc returns a certain value then I need to exit the loop and not process any more files. But I have been unable to figure out how to make this happen.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
GN
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May 26, 2006
I would like your help with the Foreach loop container. Boy, am I having issues with using it for looping through an ADO.NET dataset or what!?!? My control flow has a data flow task that is executing a Data Reader task (creating a .NET dataset for me). Now I go back to the control flow and add a Foreach loop container to loop through each record in my dataset. But which type of the Foreach loop container should I be using? I see an option to use Foreach ADO.NET schema enumerator but not sure how to configure it. Also I used the Foreach ADO option, but setting up variables to go through every column is an absolute pain in the you know what!!?!! I have about 200 columns and I want an easier way to refer to those columns in my transformation phase.
Hope you are able to help me out here.
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