Integration Services :: Import Files With Different Header Structures?
Jun 13, 2015
I currently have a directory of csv import files, all of which have the same data structure but different header information.
For example:
File 1
This is header info.
This is header info.
This is header info.
ID,Name, DOB, etc…
File 2
This is header info.
This is header info.
This is header info.
This is header info.
This is header info.
ID,Name, DOB, etc…
The data starts with the column title row, ie ID,Name, DOB.What I need to happen is process that removes all the header rows up to the title row so that all import file structures will be the same.
I was thinking of using a ForEach Loop container that will run a script on each of the files to remove the header.
In SSIS it is very easy to import any kind of file using the Import/Export Wizard but programming in SSIS package to do the same thing is almost impossible. It can even be done by using OPENROWSET in SQL management studio but then there are problems with Excel data types and etc..
I have done my research and so far I couldnt figure it out, I know poeple have done it but I am new to SSIS and I need clearer instructions. This is my situation..
I have created a package that checks an then creates a database and then creates a table based on the Excel/csv/sdf/dbf etc file. (The structure is captured in another database using a front end app). I am stuck at importing the file into the table that I just created. I cannot use the design time tools as the files coming in will be in different formats and structures. I have found different examples of desinging the package programatically but I dont know how to:
1. Convert C# to VB. Net (Actually Im looking for the example of the code in VB.net rather than converting it)
2. Add the code in my design (Most of the code that I have seen looks like they are creating the package from scratch).
I am following this but I keep getting stuck.. (http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=749383&SiteID=1)
Any help will be appreciated..
I have used these key words for my research so far: copy data from excel to SQL, vb .net ssis custom column maping, cutsom transform, custom data flow , build column mapping programatically, script component custom source destination transform mapping
Hope answer to this thread will help many people (like me) who are in the learning process..
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Installed both 32 and 64bit 9.03. New connection Manager ADO.NET - New then drop the provider down to ODBC.Dataprovider.Then what ? Do I put the S3 bucket address within the use connection string ? Is there and example ? Why do I need the PostgreSQL ODBC as Im not connecting to a database just a S3 Bucket?
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I have been struggling to get this right in Integration Services, Would really appreciate the help.
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- Executing (Error) Messages Error 0xc02020a1: Data Flow Task 1: Data conversion failed. The data conversion for column "Column 2" returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data.". (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc0209029: Data Flow Task 1: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_INDUCEDTRANSFORMFAILUREONERROR. The "output column "Column 2" (18)" failed because error code 0xC0209084 occurred, and the error row disposition on "output column "Column 2" (18)" specifies failure on error. An error occurred on the specified object of the specified component. There may be error messages posted before this with more information about the failure. (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc0202092: Data Flow Task 1: An error occurred while processing file "C:UsersTonyDocumentsHRAP20110506TCH.csv" on data row 1. (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc0047038: Data Flow Task 1: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_PRIMEOUTPUTFAILED. The PrimeOutput method on component "Source - AP20110506TCH_csv" (1) returned error code 0xC0202092. The component returned a failure code when the pipeline engine called PrimeOutput(). The meaning of the failure code is defined by the component, but the error is fatal and the pipeline stopped executing. There may be error messages posted before this with more information about the failure. (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard).
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