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May 29, 2008

Hi,

I'm attempting to use a variable to define the file name in my flat file connection (for error files in my SSIS package).

I have it defined as follows:

@[User::ValidRootFolder]ConditionConditionSourceError.csv

However it throws an error 'the filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect'.

If I put the value of the variable in explicitly it works, so I know my variable name is correct - am I just not calling the variable properly?

Thanks

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Hi,

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Did someone else faced this issue?


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->Under Class A

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//Some code to read file and write it into new file

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public void LoadFromXML(XmlElement node, IDTSInfoEvents infoEvents)

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if (node.Name != Property_Task)

{

throw new Exception(String.Format("Invalid task element '{0}' in LoadFromXML.", node.Name));

}

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{

try

{



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}

catch (Exception ex)

{

infoEvents.FireError(0, "LoadFromXML", ex.Message, "", 0);

}

}

}

public void SaveToXML(XmlDocument doc, IDTSInfoEvents infoEvents)

{

try

{

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XmlElement taskElement = doc.CreateElement("", Property_Task, "");

doc.AppendChild(taskElement);

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sourcefileAttribute.Value = _sourceConnectionId;

taskElement.Attributes.Append(sourcefileAttribute);

}

catch (Exception ex)

{

infoEvents.FireError(0, "SaveXML", ex.Message, "", 0);

}

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private void btnOK_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

try

{



_taskHost.Properties[CustomErrorControl.Property_SourceConnection].SetValue(_taskHost, propertyGrid1.Text);

btnOK.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;

}

catch (Exception ex)

{

Console.WriteLine(ex);

}

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Hi,



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File looks like this lets call column names Col A,B,C,D

70410000 RD1 1223631.92 196042.42
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[PARTY_NAME] [varchar](75) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,

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Other clues looking at the data it appears there is a rounding error on only the number that dont end in 00
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