For some reason I am having a really hard time grasping IS and I have a task that I would imagine is easy.
I have a flat file source with 6 columns, I would like to import this file into two flat files. One file containing columns 1,2,3,5 and the second containing 2,4,5,6. I created the connection managers for both destination files, but I can€™t determine what transformation tool I need to accomplish this task? Could you help?
During my development of a ssis package i've noticed that when creating two control flows that pulling data from seperate tables, each going to its own flat file, that the second keeps the attributes of the column names from the first. So when I create my second flat file, not only does it have the names of its correct columns but has the name of the the first flat file.
I'm hoping that I've explained the correctly. I'll provide more info "OR" I can provide the code to package if anyone would like.
After performing a join operation on two tables i get the below resultset
pid, fname, typename, pname, pcost
1, cad, bars, product-1, 100
2, har, witte, product-2, 120
3, nes, bars, product-3, 119
Now i need to create files with the obtained resultset like
Column 'fname' is the folder name and 'typename' should be the file in the particular folder.
For example the first record should be inserted into file name 'bars.txt' in the folder 'cad' and third record should be created in file name 'bars.txt' in the folder 'nes'.
I have one folder in that i have 3 files
1) customer.txt
2) employee.txt
3) student.txt
i want to load these three files three different destinations customer file should go one destination table, employee file should go one destination table, student file should go one destination table tomorrow if i get some more files in same folder , those files also should go separate destinations these should happen dynamically.
I have some Large flat fiiles that I need to export to my SQL Server database. The file sizes range from 16 MB to 116 MB. I've tried to save the files to an excel sread sheet and then export them in that format, but that didn't work. does anyone have any suggestions?
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Hello Everyone.
I am a bit new to SQL Server but not to DBA or programming per se. I am having difficulties getting either an Excel or Text flat file to import properly.
I guess it would be best to ask, using either SSIS or BULK INSERT, what options need to be entered for a typical excel flat file?
In my application I am allowing the users attach files. I found the data type "Image", Will this also allow regular file attachments?
Thanks,
Steve C.
How can I store flat files in SQL SERVER??
Actually I am planning to prepare a repository of different files like .xls, .pdf, .doc, .ppt etc and then i will have a web interface to access these files. Can anybody guide me, How can i store these flat files in datbase.
I'm trying to input a few thousand flat files into a few thousand tables in a sql databaseim using integration services with a for each loop to read all the files in a directorythe problem is i can only insert the data from all the files into one tabledoes anyone know a way to do multiple tables? maybe using some sort of variable?
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I have a package that contains 22 data flow tasks, one for each flat file that I need to process and import. I decided against making each import a seperate package because I am loading the package in an external application and calling it from there.
Now, everything works beautifully when all my text files are exported from a datasource beyond my control. I have an application that processes a series of files encoded using EBCDIC and I am not always gauranteed that all the flat files will be exported. (There may have not been any data for the day.)
I am looking for suggestions on how to handle files that do not exist. I have tried making a package level error handler (Script task) that checks the error code ("System::ErrorCode") and if it tells me that the file cannot be found, I return Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Sucsess, but that is not working for me, the package still fails. I have also thought about progmatically disabling the tasks that do not have a corresponding flat file, but it seems like over kill.
So I guess my question is this; if the file does not exist, how can I either a) skip the task in the package, or b) quietly handle the error and move on without failing the package?
Thanks!
Lee.
Hi,
I'm trying to write the content of variables on flat files... is that possible?
Thanks!
I'm trying to input a few thousand flat files into a few thousand tables in a sql database, using SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio.
im using a for each loop to read all the files in a directory
the problem is i can only insert the data from all the files into one table
does anyone know a way to do multiple tables? maybe using some sort of variable?
Our ETL process involves some pre-load validation, and I'm wondering how best to implement it in SSIS.
Some details on my situation: I need to import 30 flat files with different data formats into 30 destination tables. In addition, these files share a common header and footer row format, and I need to validate these headers and footers before using the imported data downstream. (For example, the footer contains a record count, and fields in the header and footer should match some user variables.) My first approach was to write a Perl script that splits each file into three (header, data, and footer), but while that makes it easy to import the data section, it's more complicated to validate the header and footer and work them into the control flow. I think I'd also have to copy the same logic for all 30 data flows, which is less than ideal.
It looks like implementing this logic directly in SSIS is a little ugly (though that could be my lack of experience speaking). As I thought about this some more, I came up with a couple other solutions -- any critiques or comments?
1) Write a custom source adapter (which will probably contain the default flat file adapter) that knows how to validate my header and footer. I'd be able to read the file formats from an XML file, which might make my scripts more generic, and I might even be able to handle some custom data conversions more elegantly than I'm doing right now. (These files represent null numerics as whitespace rather than an empty field.)
2) Beef up the Perl splitter to validate the header and footer. If the cleanest approach is to say "assume that SSIS is only loading pre-validated data", this makes the problem entirely external.
Or am I entirely missing the mark here? Any thoughts?
Hi
I got two text files with data.I got to compare two files and if there is any inconsistancy between two files I need to dispaly as a report using sql reporting services.I do not know how to do that?
Any source code or suggestion.
Thanx in advance
Here's my delema, I have a file that's 308 bytes wide by 5.7 million records. The record length is fixed and the position and width of the known within the record. When I run DTS I recieve this error Msg MS DTS flat file provide and Err Diesdription: error creating file mapping view: not enough storage is available to process this command. Then when I try to continue with the wizard, it will not allow me to separate the data into the format that I need. Is there any other way to import this file using DTS?
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I had to use use ssis 2005 in a short project recently & had littletime to work it out. I was importing a whole bunch of flat files intoSQL Server tables with many derived columns and transformations inbetween.It seems to automatically map columns from the flat file to columns inthe sql table where the names of the columns are equal. But can italso do it automatically on position, so flat file column 1 goes tosql table colum 1, etc, etc? In each flat file I had to manually clickand drag the columns across to map them which took a very long time asthere were hundreds of columns in some tables!Thanks.
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Hi Evry one,
I Have Multiple Flat Files in Source Folder(They have Naming Conventions With Todays Date ex: Flatfile_20082204_1,Flatfile_20082204_2,Flatfile_20082204_3 ),
I need to Extract Each and Evry file by Dynamically, and Transform the Flat File then load that Flat file into the Destination Folder with Standard Prefix and Todays Date with a Sequence No ex:Flatfile_20082304_A,Flatfile_20082304_B, Flatfile_20082304_C
Please HELP Me
Thanks In Advance.
Hi.
I've tried to create a SSIS package to simply export a bunch of tables as flat files, and am having troubles because when the for each loop hits the second table the column mappings in the flat file destination are not synchronised with its schema.
I created a for each loop with an enumerator that returns the table names and sets a user variable.
I created a data flow task which dynamically connects to the table name variable.
In the Flat File Destination there is a column mapping property, but I don't know how to reset these mappings on each iteration.
Any ideas?
hi,
i am sure this question must have been anwsered some where, but after a lot of searching i still have not find the anwser.
i have flat files without column headers (267 columns in total).
since i have the file's description i have created a table to house these extracts with the columns in the same order as in the flat files.
additionally, i have an excel containing a list of the column names their data types and length as well as their position on the flat files.
in the old, DTS would map the columns without headers to those columns in the destination table using their order, in which case it works like a breeze for me. but i can not find a way of doing that in SSIS.
i would very much appreciate someone's assistance on this one since i am sure that there must be a better way than manually (and tediously & error prone) to map all those columns.
thanks in advance
I have an issue with an SSIS package I was hoping to get some commentary on.
I am taking a flat file, scrubbing it in SSIS, and exporting it into a different package.
The files are fixed width. Both Fixed Width, and Ragged Right settings are not working, I've tried both.
My current config on the flat file connection is set to use the file name as variable. The format is "Ragged Right". The Text Qualifier is "<none>". The Header row and Header rows to skip are <CR><LF> and 0. The column names in first row are not checked.
In the advanced tab, 43 columns are defined. The output and input have all been verified numerous times to conform to the file spec.
When previewing the file in preview, only one record shows up even though the file contains multiple.
What it's doing is the last column contains the CR and LF characters and then it continues putting the other rows in that column (it is ignoring the CR LF and not going to the next row)
WHen I click on "Columns" in the flat file connector, it displays the rows of information as it should. When I click back down to preview a second time, the rows are displayed as they should.
The initial time you preview, the rows are jacked up and all smashed onto the first row. WHen trying to execute the package, I get a truncation error because the last column is supposed to be 7 in length, and contains multiple data rows in it.
When trying the option "Fixed Width" it does the same thing. It ignores the CR LF and makes everything one row.
Can someone please explain what it is I'm doing wrong? Or why when I click to preview the first time it is broken, but when clicking on columns and then back to Preview it is fixed?
I have to archive the Flat files after they are loaded into an archive folder with a Date time stamp on the folder in the format mmddyyyyhhmmss what task should i use in ssis to complete this and can i do this task for multiple files in the directory, how should i configure such that all files are archived and placed in one directory with a current timestamp, Please Provide me with a solution
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Hi eveybody
In table1, column1 I am trying to split any string that has a pace in the middle like 'ABC XYZ' to two columns, Column2 to have 'ABC' and Column3 to have 'XYZ'
Any idea will appreciated
Saad
I have been using this to split the name column into First name,last name & middle name
Input name column is in this format
First Name,Last Name Middle Name
I have no problem with spliting and running last name & middle name
But i have issues with First Name
I use the code below for first name in derived column
SUBSTRING([COPY OF Name1,FINDSTRING([COPY OF name],",",1) - 1)
I noticed in few places where the name is not in the format mentioned above
Eg : M
And which does not have a comma
SO how do i solve this kind of situations
HI if I have a recrod in a plain text file , and it has some colums information including FromDate and ThruDates if the date range is over 30 days, Then the record should split and becomes 2 records rather then one.
for example:
if i have FromDate 07/01/06 and ThruDate = 08/25/06
than
that single record should be saved as two records
like
Record#1 FromDate ThruDate
1 07/01/06 07/30/06
2 08/31/06 08/25/06
so what should I do to work it out, in the database, what could be the t sql or trigger that I have to use??? help please.
How do I automate importing "All Text Flat Files" into a SQL 7 table. The key is that there is no validation neccessary for the data and I do not want to manually import the data. I just to delimited the data and import it using either a script or a schedular of some type that can do it for me. Some Please Help
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My scenario:
I have 4 different flat files types each having different no. of column, order of columns etc. I want to upload all the 4 types into the same destination table in the SQL database. Before uploading I need to apply transformation to each column in the flat files. The transformations could be like
1) Multipying the source column by 100
2) Put an if condition for 2 source columns and then select one column to be copied into the destination.
I have the flat files schema with me and also all the transformations that are required.
Question:
Can SSIS provide me with a component that can read the flat file schema and the transformations from the database and apply them to the source data and then upload it to the constant destination table? Can derived column transformation be provided with the input columns list and the transformation to be done on each dynamically?
Why I want this way?
In future there can be an addition of extra flat file formats and we want to keep the changes to the SSIS packages to he mininum. Just entereing the addiional schema and transformation details in the database should run the package on the new flat file successfully.
Thanks for your time.
Regards,
$wapnil
Hello I have some flat files that contain CSV records with different number of fields but the first 4 fields of each record type are the same of each re. eg there would be an entry of one record that has eight fields and another that has 6 fields. Which of the items in the toolbox can i use to filter the records based on the entry in the first 4 fields so i can process the filtered records.
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Kenalex
Hi
I am trying to compare two flat files and extract new entry into new file.But in my case there is no key column in both flat files. is any way to find the new entry by checksum with out Key matching?.
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