This is all I have in SSIS Script Task
Imports System.Xml
Public Sub Main()
Dim doc As XmlDocument
doc.Load("C:Data est.xml")
Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Success
End Sub
I get this error
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Any idea - Ashok
OK I am working on a SSIS package and am using a script task. I have to get remote xmldocuments from a server. Sounds simple enough. In C# it was easy but for some reason vb.net will not let me do this:
I can do a httpwebrequest and get the xml string into a variable strResponse
But the following will not work. The XmlDocument doesn't exists in the script task the vb code. On a side note I am importing Imports System.Xml in case anyone asks.
Dim doc As New XmlDocument
doc.LoadXml(strResponse)
Could anyone tell me how I would parse the xml elements using a script task?
here is the full code I am working with but all of the xml stuff has that blue squggly line underneathit.
Private Function ParseXmlIntoList(ByVal strResponse As String, ByVal l As List(Of StockInfo)) As List(Of StockInfo)
Dim doc As New XmlDocument
Try
doc.LoadXml(strResponse)
Catch
isError = True
Return l
End Try
Dim root As XmlElement = doc.DocumentElement
Dim list As XmlNodeList = root.SelectNodes("/StockData/Stock")
Dim x As Integer = 0
Dim n As XmlNode
For Each n In list
If l((x + intStartCount)).Symbol = getXMLElement(n, "Symbol") Then
l((x + intStartCount)).Price = Convert.ToDecimal(getXMLElement(n, "Last"))
l((x + intStartCount)).CompanyName = getXMLElement(n, "Name")
x += 1
Else
isError = True
Return l
End If
Next n
intStartCount = intStartCount + 25
Return l
End Function
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
JBelthoff
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I would like to return an xmldocument from a 2005 vb clr stored procedure.
This is my definition for the stored procedure. passing in a string, return xmldoc.
Can I not return an xmldoc as output? The solution will build, but not run.
Partial Public Class StoredProcedures
<Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlProcedure()> _
Public Sub SP_Transform(ByVal cc As String, <Out()> ByVal RetValue As XmlDocument)
Error 1 Column, parameter, or variable #2: Cannot find data type XmlDocument. SqlServerProject1
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try {
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An error occurred while objects were being copied. SSIS Designer could not serialize the SSIS runtime objects. (Microsoft Visual Studio)
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Could not copy object 'Preparation SQL Task' to the clipboard.
(Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design)
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For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%u00ae+Visual+Studio%u00ae+2005&ProdVer=8.0.50727.762&EvtSrc=Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design.SR&EvtID=SerializeComponentsFailed&LinkId=20476
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Program Location:
at Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design.DtsClipboardCommandHelper.SerializeRuntimeObjects(ICollection logicalObjects)
at Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design.ControlFlowClipboardCommandHelper.InternalMenuCopy(MenuCommand sender, CommandHandlingArgs args)
===================================
Invalid access to memory location. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800703E6) (Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS)
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at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DtsContainer.SaveToXML(XmlDocument& doc, XmlNode node, IDTSEvents events)
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