I have a problem in which I want the run an SSIS based on a file being dropped in a directory. I've tried the WMI event watcher as well as the File Task Watcher component. The problem that I'm seeing is that if the process is currently processing in the pipeline while another file dropped, the newly dropped file doesn't get picked up. Is there a way to create a FileWatcher Task in SSIS which will spawn a SSIS job and return immediately for watching files?
HI, I need to trigger some packages upon existance of specific files in a particular directory. Sound lkike the file watcher task (from SQLIS) would do the job but I am wondering what is the difference of using this tool instead of a for each loop container. I mean, If a file exists in a directory, the for each loop container will detect it. Since the file watcher is not a service, the package containing it needs to ne scheduled on a regular basis for the filewatcher to detect the file, right? So, a for each loop container would do the job? So, waht wouldbe the advantage of using the file watcher task?
Installed File watcher task, then created a new SSIS package by adding the file watcher task in the control flow, below are my setting's inside the file watcher task editor: 2. Options Filter - *.* Find Existing Files - True Timeout warning - False 3. Path Path input type: Direct imput Path - \server1Sourcefolder Include subdirectories - False Actually my understanding about this task is: This file watcher task will constantly check for the file and then will execute the SSIS package. If my understanding is correct, then where do we specify the name of the SSIS package?? And also do we need this SSIS package which has the File watcher task to run every 5 minutes or so, so that it can keep checking for the file existence. Please help, thanks!!
In the file watcher task in the filter section does it look for exsiting file name which we have mentioned or is it possible to give first few letters of the file name like pat*.txt
Ive built an SSIS package which generates a file from a legacy system and then downloads the file into a designated folder on the server. I need the file watcher task to wait for a the file to completely finish loading before it says it is complete. Currently, as soon as the file is created, the WMI step finishes.
I am currently working on a project in which I am using SqlTransaction objects with their IsolationLevel set to Serializable. I am wondering what would be the effect if multiple threads were to call this code at the same time? Would the second transaction (created by the second thread on the same connection), for example, be queued until the first one (created by the first thread on the same connection) finishes? Or would an exception be thrown for the second transaction? In case an exception is thrown, would using the synchronization (locks) around critical sections solve the issue? I guess it is easier to understand the scope of transactions in terms of multiple users, but it is confusing (for me) when I start thinking in terms of multiple threads. The underlying data is held in a single table and the scope of the transaction spans multiple SELECTs and an UPDATE or an INSERT.
I have been trying to find a feasible answer, and haven't found anything credible yet. Help!
Of all the Visual Basic.NET data access books that I have purchased and all the Internet site example code that I have reviewed, none have had any good examples of multi-threaded VB.NET code doing data access.
I am trying to avoid the non-responsiveness in a VB app while a simple data retrieval from SQL Server 2005 is in progress.
If anyone knows of any book titles or web sites that have example code (good or not) of multi-threaded VB.NET applications doing data access against Microsoft SQL Server (7, 2000, or 2005) or even against Microsoft Access(TM), it would be very much appreciated if you could provide the book title or URL to point me in the right direction.
i would like to know how i can retrieve the file path+name of a file detected by the WMI Event Watcher task, so that I can assign this to a variable for an Import task
I met a problem when trying to pass values to a SQL statement through parameters. It's a data flow task. I used the OLE DB connection. My statement is like the statement below(the real statement is little complex):
Select * from myTable where mydate>? and mydate<?
I used the "set query parameter" dialogbox to bulid two parameters varStartTime and varEndTime, the values for the two parameters were set to "1/1/2005" and "12/30/2006" respectively. But when I click the "Parse query" button, I got errors
Parameter Information cannot be derived from SQL statements. Set parameter information before preparing command.
I have referred to the posts, but the problem still exists. Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks a lot!
I would like this task to watch for a particular text file in the particular folder.
here
Connection managers:
servename=\localhost
namespace= ootcimv2
WMIQuerySourceTypeirectinput
WMIQuerySource:
SELECT * FROM __InstanceCreationEvent WITHIN 10 WHERE Targetinstance ISA "CIM_DirectoryContainsFile" and TargetInstance.GroupComponent= "Win32_Directory.Name="c:\\ImportData\\ est.txt""
Rest of the fields i leave as they are..
I get this error
[WMI Event Watcher Task] Error: Watching for the Wql query caused the following system exception: "Unparsable query.". Check the query for errors or WMI connection for access rights/permissions.
I want to watch a directory 24 hours a day to launch SSIS packages as files arrive. There are several options I have found to accomplish this:
Use the WMI Event Watcher task in SSIS to launch the packages as files arrive. Leave the package with the WMI Event Watcher task running all day long everyday Create a Windows service that uses WMI to detect file arrival and launch packages Schedule SQL Server Agent to run the package when a WMI event is raised
What is the best practice? Are there better approaches that I have not listed?
I am using this task as the first task in my control flow.I want to check if a particular file exists in the particular location.IF exisists run the package else no.
A common issue that I run across with clients is they want only want to process a file if it's finished transmitting to the server. This SQL Server 2005 task reads the properties of a file and writes the values to a series of variables. For example, you can use this task to determine if the file is in use (still be uploaded or written to) and then conditionally run the Data Flow task to load the file if it's not being used. You can also use it to determine when the file was created in order to determine if it must be archived.
I have to make a application using filesystemwatcher which watches the file on the remote server. If that file is changed then I have to fetch that file from ftp location to the server. I have made the SSIS job to fetch the file but not able to set a file system watcher on remote server that watches the file. If the file is changed then I need to insert a row in the SQL server database and then fetch the file.
I have used the following useful article regarding exporting a multi-record file: http://vsteamsystemcentral.com/cs21/blogs/steve_fibich/archive/2007/09/25/multi-record-formated-flat-file-with-ssis.aspx
I have created the 9 datasources, ordering each on a field commmon to all.
I have created the required derived columns headers and have merged all the record types into a file.
The resulting file looks fine, except for the odd blank line between record types. Any ideas regarding cause and what to do to fix?
Just curious if there are any tutorials/help files/forums on using this and other Konesans control Flow and data flow task? most import the flow watcher task.
Historically I've always written a VB script to copy a file from a sharepoint library. I don't like this method because I have to input a username & password in the script and maintain a config file.
Yesterday I was playing around with using a file system task. The sharepoint file has a UNC path so why not? I created a simple test package with a single file system task that copies the sharepoint file (addressed via UNC) to another network location. Package runs fine locally.
I try running on our utility server but am getting a "The file name [SHAREPOINT UNC PATH] specified in the connection was not valid" error. Package is running with a proxy on the server and the proxy account has the same permissions to the sharepoint site (so far as I can tell) as me.
I used file system watcher to read excel on my pc it worked fine, but when I tried to read the excel from SharePoint it did't work. The FileWatcher box showing the yellow color for long time that I had to stop the ssis.
So my question what is the cause of this. Do i need to set something or am i missing something? Please help.
I am using the following useful article regarding exporting a multi-record file: http://vsteamsystemcentral.com/cs21/blogs/steve_fibich/archive/2007/09/25/multi-record-formated-flat-file-with-ssis.aspx
I have created the 2 datasources, ordering each on a field commmon to both.
I have created the two derived columns headers and am now moving on to the merge.
It is failing with the following error: "the input is not sorted"
And whilst I definitely have an order by on the query, when I look at the metadata between the datasource and the derived column, the Sort Key Position items displays "0" for all my fields, I was expecting the sort field to have a "1" in this column. What am I missing?
My SSIS control flow includes a standard "textbook" WMI Event Watcher Task that monitors a folder for incoming files. Generally it works fine, but now I regularly see the error message:
"Watching for the Wql Query caused the following system exception: "Quota Violation." Check the query for errors or WMI connection for access rights/permissions"
I do not see any indication of trouble in the event logs. The SSIS log simply states that it failed.
Is there any magic about WMI Event Watcher?
When I restart, it runs fine for hours.
SQL05 is 9.0.3054 on W2003 with all microsoft updates applied. It is basically a bare machine with SQL Server, SSIS running and a service that kicks in occasionally.
I have been testing with the WMI Event Watcher Task, so that I can identify a change to a file. The WQL is thus:
SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent within 30 WHERE targetinstance isa 'CIM_DataFile' AND targetinstance.name = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backup\AdventureWorks.bak'
This polls every 30 secs and in the SSIS Event (ActionAtEvent in the WMI Task is set to fire the SSIS Event) I have a simple script task that runs a message box).
My understanding is that the event polls every 30 s and if there is a change on the AdventureWorks.bak file then the event is triggered and the script task will run producing the message. However, when I run the package the message is occurring every 30s, meaning the event is continually firing even though there has been NO change to the AdventureWorks.bak file.
Am I correct in my understanding of how this should work and if so why is the event firing when it should not ?
I need to move files from one location to another location and rename the file using File System Task in SSIS.. There are curent file and archived files in the folder ( C:donwload) and i need to grap only current file ( i.e Zipcode062407) and move to C:staging folder and rename it to currentzipcode.txt how can i grap only current file and move it to the different folder and rename the file using File System Task in SSIS?
I'm having an issue with a file system task & I'm not sure whether it is user error on my part or a bug. I'm using a SQL Task to create a transaction log backup & I'm saving the name of the file in a result set which I then am mapping to a package level user variable. After that runs I'm trying to copy this .BAK file to another folder using the file system task. I'm setting the following properties on the file system task.
Isdestinationpathvariable: False
Then I have entered the static directory for the file move.
Operation: Tried it with both copy file & move file.
Issourcepathvariable: True
Sourceconnection: User::File_name
After setting this I immediately get a validation warning telling me the source directory cannot be empty. If I try to run it, it fails. The weird thing is that if I set up a connection manager to a flat file & pass my user variable in as the connection string to this connection. Then set the Issourcepathvariable to false & the Sourceconnection to this connection manager it works.
I also have gotten it to work by substituting an ftp task in place of the file system task. The ftp task has no problem when I set the Islocalpathvariable to true & then pass my variable to Localvariable property. This is why I believe there is some sort of issue with the file system task. Has anyone seen this before? Is there some sort of problem with the way I'm setting it up?
Wanting to use File System Task in SSIS to move files from one location to another for archiving. I can't seem to figure out how to use a wild card for the file name. It seems that I must specify the actual file name which is a problem because only the first 4 letters in the file name remain a constant.
Does anyone know how to use a wild card or a way to work this in?
I have just loaded SQL Server 2005 SP1 and it is playing havoc with any SSIS packages that use the File System Task.
I am using the FST to copy a file to a directory after it has been loaded. This worked fine prior to SQ1 but now I am getting the following error if there are one or more files already in the target directory:
[File System Task] Error: An error occurred with the following error message: "The directory is not empty. ".
If I remove all files from the directory it works fine.
Has anyone come across this problem and got a workaround for this? Will it involve me writing a FSO script task???
Let me apologize in advance for what I know is a very basic question, but so far I'm not being terribly successful trying to find sample code to learn from.
I'm trying to write (my first!) .Net Script in SSIS to check for the existance of a file (since that seems to be the only way to do it).
I've created the Script Task, with the following settings:
PrecomplieScriptIntoBinaryCode = False (it complained at one point in time (possibly on validation))
Let me apologize in advance for what I know is a very basic question, but so far I'm not being terribly successful trying to find sample code to learn from.
I'm trying to write (my first!) .Net Script in SSIS to check for the existance of a file (since that seems to be the only way to do it).
I've created the Script Task, with the following settings:
PrecomplieScriptIntoBinaryCode = False (it complained at one point in time (possibly on validation))
I get a "sample.txt.z" file from an ftp site. My work is to unzip the file and load it into SQL Server Database. Please give me VB Script to write in the SSIS Script task. to unzip the file. Please help i have posted the question in many blogs and i could not get the right answer. Thanks in Advance
Trying to run a SSIS package from a SQL job, and the package itself has a step that calls a process task that runs a batch file. The syntax in the process task I have is the following:
executable: c:windowssystem32cmd.exe Arguments: /C e:SungardPTAencryptfile.bat Working Directory: e:sungardpta
I keep getting the following in my log:
PackageStart,MIMKEIMC11N,MI rustserviceadmin,PTADailyTransactionExtract,{46F7381F-B345-47DC-BFC0-17CCF02A935A},{F82C7944-D28C-4F70-8CB7-F0BD7ED748D2},1/29/2008 1:59:11 PM,1/29/2008 1:59:11 PM,0,0x,Beginning of package execution. OnError,MIMKEIMC11N,MI rustserviceadmin,EncryptFiles,{FCF5B653-CC05-4183-981B-F5EF4906DD09},{F82C7944-D28C-4F70-8CB7-F0BD7ED748D2},1/29/2008 1:59:12 PM,1/29/2008 1:59:12 PM,-1073573551,0x,In Executing "c:windowssystem32cmd.exe" "/C e:SungardPTAencryptfile.bat" at "e:sungardpta", The process exit code was "1" while the expected was "0". OnError,MIMKEIMC11N,MI rustserviceadmin,PTADailyTransactionExtract,{46F7381F-B345-47DC-BFC0-17CCF02A935A},{F82C7944-D28C-4F70-8CB7-F0BD7ED748D2},1/29/2008 1:59:12 PM,1/29/2008 1:59:12 PM,-1073573551,0x,In Executing "c:windowssystem32cmd.exe" "/C e:SungardPTAencryptfile.bat" at "e:sungardpta", The process exit code was "1" while the expected was "0". OnTaskFailed,MIMKEIMC11N,MI rustserviceadmin,EncryptFiles,{FCF5B653-CC05-4183-981B-F5EF4906DD09},{F82C7944-D28C-4F70-8CB7-F0BD7ED748D2},1/29/2008 1:59:12 PM,1/29/2008 1:59:12 PM,0,0x,(null) PackageEnd,MIMKEIMC11N,MI rustserviceadmin,PTADailyTransactionExtract,{46F7381F-B345-47DC-BFC0-17CCF02A935A},{F82C7944-D28C-4F70-8CB7-F0BD7ED748D2},1/29/2008 1:59:12 PM,1/29/2008 1:59:12 PM,1,0x,End of package execution.
I am attempting to create a multi-record file (as described in my last thread) and have found the following set of instructions very helpful: http://vsteamsystemcentral.com/cs21/blogs/steve_fibich/archive/2007/09/25/multi-record-formated-flat-file-with-ssis.aspx
I have been able to create a sample file with two of my record types.
I now need to build on this further, because I have 9 record types in total that need to be extracted to a single flat file.
does anyone have any ideas how I might extend the example above to include more record types or know of another means of achieving this?
Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to provide.
I'm trying to call WinSCP in a SSIS Execute Process Task using a .bat file to automate. SSIS is returning a generic failure error message ("Error: 0xC0029151 at Execute Process Task, Execute Process Task: In Executing "MyServerC$Program Files (x86)WinSCPWinSCP.exe" "-script=MyNASShareWinSCPFTP.bat " at "", The process exit code was "1" while the expected was "0"."). So now I'm trying to run the .bat file by itself. Unfortunately, the command prompt rushes by so fast that I can't see what the server is doing.
I can't find anything on the WinSCP site that indicates how to slow down the .bat file processing or log the remote server responses. I do see how to use the /log switch when using the interactive command line console, but that's not what I want to do.
Can'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?
