Update Table From Flat File Source

Aug 31, 2006



Hi all,

I'm trying to work out how to update a table from a flat file source.

I could use the simple way of using OLE DB Command with

UPDATE <tblName> SET Column1 = ?, Column2 = ?, <etc> WHERE ID = ?

then using the mapping to join the parameter fields.

However, this (maybe!) a slow process when you have potential 500k+ records in the source file (and approx 150 files to process!)

What I would like to do is the following statement but I'm not sure if this is possible?

UPDATE <tblName> SET Column1 = sourceColumn1, Column2 = sourceColumn1, <etc> FROM <sourcefile> WHERE ID = sourceID

I've also thought about importing the sourcefile into a Recordset Destination and trying to use the variable in the SQLCommand but I'm not sure how to do this...

Does anybody have any ideas on how this could work or an alternative solution?

Thanks in advance....

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Best regards
Frank Uray

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Code Snippet
Record Length 400

Positions Length FieldName

Record Type 01
1,2 L=2 Record Type (Always "01")
3,12 L=10 Site Name
13,19 L=7 Account Number
20,29 L=10 Sub Account
30,35 L=6 Balance
36,37 L=1 Active
37,41 L=5 Filler
Record Type 02
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31,41 L=11 Filler
Record Type 03
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7,20 L=14 Locator ID
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23,41 L=19 Filler
Record Type 04
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20,26 L=6 DOB
26,41 L=16 Filler
Record Type 05
1,2 L=2 Record Type (Always "05")
3,16 L=14 Guarantor
17,22 L=6 Guar Account
23,23 L=1 Active Guar
**There can be multiple 05 records, one for each Guarantor on the account**


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Code Snippet
01Site1 12345 0000098765 Y 02NY1155 12th Street 03ELL 0522071678 29 04TestingSmith,Paul071678 05Smith, Jane 445978N 05Smith, Julie 445989N 05Smith, Jenny 445915N 01Site2 12346 0000098766 N 02MN615 Woodland Ct 04InfoJones,Chris 012001 01Site3 12347 0000098767 Y 02IN89 Jade Street 03OWB 6429051282 25 04Screen New,Katie 879500





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Is SISS the best way to do this conversion or is there another program that would be better to use?
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