How To Specify Multiple File Types In SSIS Foreach Loop (File Enumerator)?
May 2, 2007I want to enumerate all *.xls and *.csv file. How to fill the Files box? I tried
*.xls, *.csv
*.xls *.csv
*.(xls|cvs)
all doesn't work
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SSIS Package Foreach Loop Container - For Each File Enumerator - Ger Enumerator Configuration From Variable
Apr 21, 2008
Hello
I am trying to use Foreach loop container - Foreach File Enumerator
Is there easy way to retrieve enumerator configuration folder from variable - so I can easily move package from server to server?
I would like to have name of the folder we getting files from retrieved from variable by using this control
Thank you in advance
Armine Bell
Foreach Loop Container Foreach File Enumerator Sort Files
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
Foreach File Enumerator - Is Absent In Foreach Loop Component
Apr 11, 2007Hi,
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!
Using Variable Of Foreach Loop - File Enumerator
Jun 6, 2006I have a Foreeach loop container that is looking for all the files in a specified directory. For each file in the directory I need to open the file, extract the contents, and pass the contents as a variable for a stored procedure call.
I was able to loop thru the files in the directory and see each file and store the name to a variable.
I was able to use an XML task to open one file via a file connection that connects to a specified file and store the contents in a variable and then execute the SQL task using the variable.
What I am unable to figure out is how to put the two processes together and get the XML task to open the file by using the variable that contains the filename. If anyone could help I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
GN
Missing Foreach File Enumerator And Foreach Item Enumerator
Aug 4, 2006Ever since installing SQL Server 2005 SP1, when using the Foreach Loop
container in SSIS the Foreach File Enumerator and Foreach Item Enumerator are
missing from the Enumerator drop down box. Anyone else seen this issue? and
know how to fix it?
thanks
Eric
Can I Register A New SSIS ForEach Loop Enumerator
Feb 20, 2008
Is there a way to register a new ForEach Enumerator within SSIS, for example ForEach Email in Exchange Inbox?
Or is the solution to create an SSIS variable and use the ForEach From Variable Enumerator? I take it the variable has to implement IEnumerable, or IEnumerable<T>.
My preference out of the two would be to register a new foreach enumerator which would take some implementation away from the developers and reduce time spent on the tasks at hand.
thanks for your help
Pete
Foreach File Enumerator, Skip File On Error.
Mar 11, 2008
Hi,
I'm struck with a small issue.. would be great if somebody can help me out. Here is te scenario
1. There would be more than one CSV files in INPUT folder.
2. I'm using a Foreach Loop file enumerator to loop thru the files and load the data into database.
3. If loading is successful the file need to be moved to ARCHIVE folder and next file needs to be picked up for loading
4. In case if there is an error in loading the file has to be moved into ERROR folder, Error description should be logged to error log text file and next file needs to be picked up for loading.
I don't think increasing max error count is an option as I don't know how many no. of input files are available as it depends upon the feed.
What is the best way to go.
Foreach Loop Container - Foreach ADO Enumerator How Performance Compares To Use Of Cursors In Stored Procs
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
Foreach File Enumerator -
Jan 30, 2006I am trying to use the Foreach File Enumerator and map it to a user variable.
I select a folder in the colletion.
I use *.* for file name.
I left the default value for retrive file name.
I assigned it to my user variable ( data type string)
I am get the following error "The element cannot be found in a collection"
I am sure that I have at lest 10 file in the folder.
Can anyone tell me why I get the error?
ForEach File Enumerator Extension Bug?
Jul 5, 2006I set up a basic ForEach enumerator loop and specified files of type *.sql.
In the directory, I had some files I needed to keep but didn't want the package to touch, so I changed the extension to *.sqlo. Much to my dismay, the ForEach loop picked up those files. (Though it did skip the *.xml and *.bat and a few other types...)
Sounds like a bug to me.
How To Fail When ForEach File Enumerator Doesn't See Files
Aug 28, 2006I have a ForEach file enumerator that executes a data flow for every source file in a specified directory. If there are no files in the directory, the package executes with a result code of 0.
I need the package to fail if there aren't any files found in the specified load directory. Is there a simple way to do this with the SSIS component, or will I have to script the entire file enumeration process inside script tasks to handle this requirement?
Thanks in advance for any assistance with this question. Please post replies to this forum.
-Doug
ForEach Loop AMO Enumerator
Jul 13, 2006Does anyone have a need for an AMO Enumerator in the ForEach loop as well as an SMO Enumerator? I think this would be a fantastic addition to SSIS.
If you agree, vote for it here: https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=163202 and LEAVE A COMMENT!!!!
-Jamie
[Microsoft follow-up]
ForEach Loop - Testing For When Enumerator Is Empty
Nov 15, 2006I have a SSIS package this set to run at a specific time each day. If there are no files for the ForEach tool to work upon...while it doesn't 'fail'...I would like to test for the condition that the enumerator was empty...so that I could send an email message reminding someone to followup and investigate.
What would be the best way to test for that condition?
ForEach Loop - Getting MD5 Hash Of File
Nov 11, 2006Hi Guys,
I'm importing logs from multiple servers from CSV format into a table. Inside the loop the 1st thing I do is insert the FileName into a table to ensure that I never process the same file twice.
The problem is that multiple servers produce the same filename, so if server A produces Log20061110.csv - when I import the log from server B ( also called Log20061110.csv ) into the table, it of course runs into a problem.
If there was some way for me to get an MD5 Hash of the file as a variable that would be solve my problem.
Does anyone know how I could accomplish that?
Thanks
Warrick
File Metadata And The Foreach Loop Container
Jan 4, 2007Hello,
I want to set up a Foreach loop container to loop through several flat files. I have a connection manager set up for individual flat files. The metadata for the files is all the same. They are fixed width files, and contain sixty five columns.
I didn't see a place in the container properties to configure the metadata of the files. How can a Foreach Loop Container 'know' the metadata of the flat files that I want to loop through?
Thank you for your help!
cdun2
Foreach Loop Read Table Data And Write To File
Sep 21, 2007Hi,
I want to do the following with a ssis package:
INPUT:
A table contains 2 columns with data i need. column A=Filename and column B=FileContent
PROCESS:
I need to loop through ea record in the table and retrieve columns A and B. Then for ea column i need to write the Content hold in column B into File hold in column A.
I so far found out, that i need a Execute SQL Task in Control Flow querying the table and get columns A and B into 2 variables, plus a 3rd var holding the object. Then the output goes into a Foreach Loop Container. From this point i don't know how to continue. I tried to put a Data Flow Task inside the Foreach Loop, but couldn't find out how i now get the 2 variables to the Data Flow Task and use them to for the file to be written and the content to be placed in the file.
Is there any example similiar to that so i could learn how to start on that?
Thanks
Danny
Integration Services :: Foreach Loop Container To Load File Which Contains The String
Aug 26, 2015In my SSIS package I am using Foreach loopcontainer to load multiple flat files.
Now my requirement is that I want to load only those file which contains %vendor%.In source folder I have many files but I am interested in to load only those file which contains the string %vendor% in file name.
Getting Access Denied To FileName Error When Using The Execute Sql Task (With File Connection) Into A Foreach Loop Container.
Jan 18, 2007Hi ALL,
Getting Access Denied To FileName Error When Using the Execute Sql Task (With File Connection) into a Foreach Loop Container.
Please Note :
I have a folder containing .sql files. I have to dynamically loop through the files and send them as a File connection Folder to the Execute Sql Task.
When I run this Package I am getting the follwoing error :
[Execute SQL Task] Error: An error occurred with the following error message: "Access to the path 'C:ProjectsFuzzy Lookup DataFlow ExampleScripts' is denied.".
Also I have logged in to the machine as Administrator and to Sql Server with sa.
Please help.
Thanks.
Regards,
Salil
Integration Services :: SSIS 2012 - Managing The Failure Of A Foreach ADO Enumerator Container
Jul 9, 2015in a my SSIS 2012 pkg I'm using a Foreach ADO Enumerator container that reads an object variable in order to get an id value.This identifier is passed as an input parameter to an Execute SQL task to update an Oracle table: if this task fails the id is written on a SQL Server table. After the Execute SQL task execution, with success or failure, the flow go to another task in the container.
When an error occurs for the update on Oracle table, each tasks inside the container are executed but the container fails and the loop ends.I'd like to complete the entire loop respect to the identifiers present in the object variable also if the update operation on Oracle table goes in error.
Multiple Record Types In One File
May 14, 2007I have a text file to import where there are three file types: a header which has info about who sent the file and begins with 'H', detail records that begins with D and a trailer record that begins with T and just has the record count following that. The fields are delimited by '*'. H, D and T records each contain a different number of fields.
I suspect that what I should do is to split this file into three separate files. I tried to do this with SSIS but ran into problems. If I make the output a file destination, it won't let me use that output as input for the next process. There are no arrows I can grab onto to link to the next transform.
This is my first SSIS package although I made hundreds of DTS packages a few years ago. I can't figure this out in DTS either.
This sounds like it should be an EASY thing to do.
Multiple Record Types Same File
Sep 27, 2006A flat file I must parse has multiple record types in the same file that must be processed together. For instance, in the following example:
01TestStuff888
02TestStuff2
03TestStuff3
01TestStuff4
02TestStuff5
Each 01 record type has the records after it associated to it until the next 01 appears, so TestStuff would have TestStuff 2,3 related to it while TestStuff 4,5 belong together. In the example the 888 in the 01 record is the key to the group, but it does not appear in the following lines.
The problem is that each record type has different line formats, columns, etc, so they must be parsed differently. I have created a conditional branch on the first two characters, and written each record type out to a seperate flat file for that type, so that they can be imported again and parsed with the Flat File Source, but I am unsure how to relate them again. I tried appending the 888 to the other lines before they were written out, but I can't find a way to share the variable across the conditional split branches using a script component.
Does anyone have an idea how I could parse these files and keep the relationship intact?
Is there a way to tell the flat file wizard to use a different map based on certain characters?
Is there a way to share a variable across the different braches of a conditional split.
Strange question I know, but thanks for any help.
Travis
OK So How Do You Start An SSIS Package With A ForEach And A WMI File Watch Task?
Mar 21, 2007Can't an SSIS package run "in the background", so to speak, without having either the cmd.exe or dtexecui windows open while executing? I'd obviously rather not have to have a window open when the thing is running right?
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May 1, 2008I'm using SSIS to import seven flat files (each containing a different record type) into a staging database. This part was easy.
Now I need to export the records from all seven tables into a single flat file structured in a nested hierarchy using common keys. (This format is required by the vendor for loading data into a new system).
I could use some ideas on the data transformations needed to combine all seven record types into an hierarchical record set which can then be written to my Flat File Destination. I'm currently looking at an article on SLQIS.com ("Handling Different Row Types In The Same File") which seems close to what I need, but they are importing (ref: www.sqlis.com/54.aspx ). I'm not sure if I should just reverse this for export or use something different. Any comments are appreciated.
Diagram of Record Hierarchy
typeA (parent key, ...)
typeB1 (parent key, childSet key, date, ...)
typeB2 (parent key, childSet key, ...)
typeC (parent key, childSet key, ...)
typeD (parent key, childSet key, ...)
typeE1 (parent key, childSet key, date, ...)
typeE2 (parent key, childSet key, ...)
The record types B1 through E2 form a complete set. Each set has it's own unique child-set key. There may be one or more sets for each typeA record (although it's possible that typeE records don't exist in the most recent set).
Destination File With Multiple Record Types And Sequences - Mainframe-like
Jul 20, 2007Howdy all,
I've seen several posts about reading and writing files that have different record types with varying column metadata. My particular file has 11 record types plus several header types and looks something like:
<Header1>
<Header2>
<Detail01-#1>
<Subdetail02>
<Subdetail03>
...
<Detail01-#2>
<Subdetail02>
<Subdetail03>
...
...
Since i need to get different detail and subdetail records, i can't really use the technique of 3 dest file connection managers found in http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=87269&SiteID=1
I've tried using an exec sql to get the main detail records and then a forech ADO en umerator that would get the subdetails, but it all seems so kludgy. I'm starting to think that I should just write the bulk of the file creation code in a c# app instead of trying to smush this into SSIS. Opinions? Am I missing some trick in SSIS?
TIA,
-Peter
Multiple Wildcards In A Foreach Loop
Nov 8, 2007I have a complex Foreach loop that needs to operate on files beginning ABC*.* and BCD*.* (but not files beginning CDE*.*). But the enumerator configuration only seems to allow one wildcard.
Any suggestions on how I do this? Thanks.
Multiple Wildcards In Foreach Loop
Nov 22, 2006Hi, I am using Foreach Loop to loop through files in a directory...
I would like to use more than one wildcards (e.g. *.txt *.log ).. but the container does not seem to work that way. It only takes one wildcard...
Is there anyway i can pass in multiple file extensions ?
thanks
Multiple Masks In A For Each File Loop Container
Aug 7, 2007Hi,
Is it possible to use multiple masks in a For Each File Loop container?
I need to process "*.txt" and "*.csv" and tried to separate them with all the usual characters("," ";" etc.) but it does not seem to work. I don't want to create 2 or more containers for each mask.
Thanks
Connect To Multiple Databases In Foreach Loop
Jun 21, 2008I have sql task inside a foreach loop which needs connection to multiple databases on different servers. I can pass the server name and the database name as a parameter. Can someone please tell me what steps to follow? Thanks in advance
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May 10, 2006Hi,
I've just started looking at SSIS and have encountered what should hopefully be a simple problem to solve. I have a pipe-separated source file that looks like this (I've added Line numbers for simplicity):
Ln 01: HDR|FEED_CODE|31-MAR-2006
Ln 02: Tom|100|Jones|ZZ1 1ZZ|USA
Ln 03: Tom|200|Singer|
Ln 04: Tom|305||Red|Porche ||Lanzarote |Apple|Carrot| | |
Ln 05: Dick|100|Van Dyke|ZZ1 1ZZ|USA
Ln 06: Dick|200|Actor|
Ln 07: Dick|305||Blue|Ford||California |Tomato | |||Beef
Ln 08: Harry|100|Houdini|ZZ1 1ZZ|GBR
Ln 09: Harry|200|Escapologist|
Ln 10: Harryk|305| |Green ||Triumph |Poland|Banana|Sprout| | |
Ln 11: TRL|9
In addition to a header and footer records, this file contains three record types for each person.
Record types are identified by the second column.
Each record type has a different number of columns:
Type 100 has 5 columns
Type 200 has 4 columns
Type 305 has 12 columns
The Row delimiter for all records is the {CR}{LF} character
I've set up a flat file input source and specified {CR}{LF} as the row delimiter for both header and data rows and the "|" character as the field delimiter.
It appears that SSIS is assuming that because the first data row has 5 columns, then everything must fit that format too. So the {CR}{LF} character that separates lines 02 and 03 is interpreted as text rather than a separation character and all remaining | field separators after 305 are interpreted as text containing in the fifth column. SSIS is also complaining that the last row is incomplete.
A bit like this (I've used tildes to indicate column separation):
Tom~100~Jones~ZZ1 1ZZ~USA
Tom~200~Singer~{CR}{LF}Tom~305||Red|Porche ||Lanzarote |Apple|Carrot| | |
I've seen one other reference to this behaviour but the response seemed to be SSIS doesn't know which columns are missing. In this scenario, we don't have missing columns, rather, we have different types of record in a single file. in DTS I would effectively parse the file once for each record type thus:
if cStr(DTSSource("Col002")) = "100" then
DTSDestination("in_Name") = trim(DTSSource("Col001"))
...
Main = DTSTransformStat_OK
else
Main = DTSTransformStat_SkipInsert
end if
...not the most efficient solution I know but the load only runs once a month so this was an acceptable workaround.
DTS was never this fussy but I'm sure this is user error rather than an SSIS limitiion. Can someone please put me straight?
Many thanks,
Greg
Foreach Loop Container In SSIS
May 24, 2006Could someone send me any links or information on how to loop through an ADO.NET dataset in SSIS? I need step by step information please.
Thank you,
Shiva
SSIS Hung Or Exited After A Long Foreach Loop
Sep 14, 2006I am having some problem in running SSIS scheduled job.
The job is processing (updating and inserting) batches of data using Execute SQL Task inside Foreach loop container. But to make sure the batch complete successfully I put the "Begin Tran" Execute SQL Task and "Commit Tran" Execute SQL Task before and after the foreach loop
My workflow is like the following....
- Execute SQL Task "Begin Tran"
- ForEach Loop Container for a batch of records.
- Insert the records into the database
- End ForEach Loop
-Execute SQL Task "Commit Tran" if the above ForEach Loop complete successfully
-Execute SQL Task "Rollback Tran" if the ForEach Loop failed
Normally the insert records are around 10~200 and the job is running very fine...
But if the records are more than 1000s then sometime the job hung (I would say hung because the DTEXEC.exe can be seen inside the windows task manager.) There was no indication what so ever whether the job finished or the job failed or the job else....
Can anybody help to find the cause.....
Rgds,
KyawAM
SSIS Foreach Loop Stress Testing Problem.
Mar 2, 2006I am currently working on a project which needs to load over a 1000 xml files. The files are stored across 10 subfolders. I am using a foreach loop with a file enumerator, which is configured at the top of the folder structure and traverses the subfolders. This loops through the files, load the data and then moves the file to another folder. The package executes fine for a few 100 files but then hangs; this happens after a different number of processed files each time the package is run. While trying to resolve the problem we ran performance counters and noticed that the number open handles increased significantly just about the time Dtexec looked like it had hanged and DTexec also then started taking a lot of the cpu processing time. Has one else come across similar situations?
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