[Microsoft follow-up]
dtexec.exe allows us to pass values into a package using /SET and a property path. Why can't we do the same using the Execute Package Task?
And yes, I know about Parent Package Configurations, I use them alot. But I would still like the ability to pass values in.
-Jamie
I have imported a series of SQL 2000 DTS packages to our 64bit AMD SQL 2005 server. I then created SSIS pkgs to run each SQL 2000 package using the Execute DTS 2000 package task. Then I deployed these packages to the Yukon server as well.
I can run these packages when launching them via Integration Services from Management Studio on my workstation, but when I try to run them via a SQL Job or the DTExec command on the server, I get this error. Anyone know of a workaround?
OnError,xxxxxx,xxxxxxx,Execute DTS 2000 Package Task,{94769783-575C-4D1E-90F6-C2BDB3EA3CE2},{E05551C1-CDDE-40E3-87B4-C65D4E1B3A53},4/26/2006 3:01:37 PM,4/26/2006 3:01:37 PM,0,0x,This task does not support native Win64 environment. Please run the package in 32-bit WOW environment instead.
OnError,xxxxxx,xxxxxxx,Execute DTS 2000 Package Task,{94769783-575C-4D1E-90F6-C2BDB3EA3CE2},{E05551C1-CDDE-40E3-87B4-C65D4E1B3A53},4/26/2006 3:01:37 PM,4/26/2006 3:01:37 PM,-1073594105,0x,There were errors during task validation.
Is the DTS 2000 Package Task not supported on Win64?
I have installed the SQL Server 2000 DTS components from the November feature pack on both my workstation and the server.
Thanks for your help!
Hi,
I am calling one SSIS package from another using the Execute Package Task.
I also need to pass a parameter to the called SSIS package.
Can I do this? If yes, how? If no, then what will be the work-around for this?
Thanks in advance.
Hello,
I have several DTS packages that take data from SQL Server and exports them onto an Access DB located on the network. Basically, one Execute Process Task from within my DTS package takes the Access DB and zips it while another such task copies the zipped DB and pastes it onto another location on the network. All this works fine.
This export process happens once a month so each month I have to manually add a datestamp to the end of the Access DB file that’s being exported to distinguish it from prior month's export. For example, this month's export file would have AccessDB_20040727.mdb name and the next month it would be AccessDB_20040820.mdb (date is determined based on the date the output is exported on). AccessDB.mdb is the default name of the export DB and datestamp is added at the end of the file name depending on what date the export was run. As I said, I can do this manually each month and it works fine.
I want to, however, know if there is a way to automatically supply the datestamp to the Execute Process Task's Parameters' text box? Following is what I have right now in the Parameters box:
\ghf1-ndc8-sqll$productionoutputlob200406LOB_CF_forDril ldown_All_20040727.zip \ghf1-ndc8-sqll$productionoutputlob200406LOB_CF_forDril ldown_All.mdb
I want to take above text from the parameters box and replace it with something like:
\ghf1-ndc8-sqll$productionoutputlob200406FileName_RunDa te.zip \ghf1-ndc8-sqll$productionoutputlob200406LOB_CF_forDril ldown_All.mdb
Where FileName_RunDate is a variable/placeholder for the name of the output with the datestamp the output is exported on.
There are three different Execute Process Tasks that are happening within each of my DTS packages so it's a time consuming job to have to manually add a datestamp to each package every month when data is exported.
Does anyone know if what I am asking is doable? If I can use a variable in the parameters box of each Execute Process Task’s properties and supply current datestamp values to it prior to executing the package each month? If so then what are the ways? How would I do that?
Thanks much.
JN
Hi,
I need to run an SQL command, in which one of the fields is based on the current time, represented as a string in a specific format.
I used a script task to create the string from the current time, and store it in a package variable named "newDate". Later, in the execute sql task, I have the following update statement: "update table_1 set field_1 = ?" (OLE DB connection is used)
and in the parameters mapping I set parameter 0 to the string package variable "newDate".
The problem is that on runtime, the sql executes with the default value of the variable - i.e. it doesn't take the new value.
I checked it and placed another script task after the first one, that simply tries to read the variable "newDate" and print it to screen, but even here the default value is used.
how can I use the new value of the variable?
thanks.
I'm pulling my hair out. After several attempts I got the sp_OAMethodto execute without error. Unfortunately the DTS package isn'texecuting. It also isn't returning any error. What could I be doingwrong? Any help would be appreciated.This is theEXEC @hr=sp_OACreate 'DTS.Package', @oPKG OUTPUTIF @hr<>0BEGINEXEC sp_OAGetErrorInfo @oPKG,@src OUT, @desc OUTSELECT hr=convert(varbinary(4),@hr), Source=@src, Description=@descRAISERROR (@desc,16,1)RETURNENDEXEC @hr=sp_OAMethod@oPKG,'LoadFromSQLServer',NULL,@ServerName='CAMDEV 0',@PackageName='TestPkg',@Flags=256IF @hr<>0BEGINEXEC sp_OAGetErrorInfo @oPKG,@src OUT, @desc OUTSELECT hr=convert(varbinary(4),@hr), Source=@src, Description=@descRAISERROR (@desc,16,1)RETURNEND--Execute the pkgEXEC @hr=sp_OAMethod @oPKG,'Execute'IF @hr<>0BEGINEXEC sp_OAGetErrorInfo @oPKG,@src OUT, @desc OUTSELECT hr=convert(varbinary(4),@hr), Source=@src, Description=@descprint @descRAISERROR (@desc,16,1)RETURNEND
View 1 Replies View RelatedI'm looking for a way to refer to a package variable within any
Transact-SQL code included in either an Execute SQL or Execute T-SQL
task. If this can be done, I need to know the technique to use -
whether it's something similar to a parameter placeholder question
mark or something else.
FYI - I've been able to successfully execute Transact-SQL statements
within the Execute SQL task, so I don't think the Execute T-SQL task
is even necessary for this purpose.
I have created a package that do a file search on an AS400 box using activex scriptand UNC path to do the file search. When I run it locally, it's fine. When I run it on the server, it fails. The login setup for the sql server agent service and the job is the same and they both have admin rights.
In addition, I also have another package pointing to the same path, but the job is to create a text file to the UNC path. It works even when I schedule it.
May someone please help me to solve this problem ?
Thanks!
I have this SSIS package which just doesn't seem to run when executing as a sql job and I keep getting this error:
"The command line parameters are invalid. The step failed."
I read some of the comments in forums and they were suggesting to verify the command line for the sql job since there is known bug in the command line for sql job.
But that didn't seem to resolve it and the reason could be one of the variable values that I am trying to set.
In this package one of the variables that I am trying to set is the connection string and my command line looks like this
dtexec /SQL "TestPkg" /SERVER [SVRNAME] /MAXCONCURRENT "-1" /CHECKPOINTING OFF
/SET " package.variables[User::MetaDataConnectionString].Value";"Data Source=[SVRNAME];Initial Catalog=[DBNAME];Integrated Security=True;"
When I try to run this from the command line I get the error as:
Argument " package.variables[User::MetaDataConnectionString].Value;Data Source=[SVRNAME];Initial Catalog=[DBNAME];Integrated Security=True;""
for option "set" is not valid.
I think the issue is in the set parameter where it seems to be intepreting the ;'s in the connection string as part of its command (which I seem to be escaping by putting them in quotes but it seems to be stripping them off)
Has anyone else encountered this issue? Is there any other escape character that I should be using?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I'm trying to put together an SSIS package that will look in one directory for 2 distinctly named .csv files. The files will then be loaded into 2 tables.Â
The first task I execute is a SQL Task that checks to see if the tables I'm loading the data into are empty. If the tables have data, the package stops executing. If they are empty, the package continues to execute.
What is the best way to send an email out from SSIS if the package stops on the first step?Â
I know you can pass parameters into a Direct Input and a Stored Proc in the Execute SQL Task Editor, but can you pass parameters to a File Connection? If so, then how would I do that?
Thank you,
Steve...
Hi,
we have a Package, that worked fine for a long time. Now, it always fails on all computers with SP2 instaled. The problem apears in execute sql task, which uses ole db connection manager and calls a procedure with some input parameters (from sql server).
Package sends a undesirable data (".") into the procedure from variable, which has NULL or Empty string value. Originaly, data type of the Variable was Object, I tried to use also string, but in both cases the procedure was called with parameter "."
Please, can anybody tell me what's wrong?
Thanks
Janca
Hi everyone,
For first time I'm testing this task and surprisingly, when I try "Edit Package" option:
1)The DTS host failed to load or save the package properly
2)The selected package cannot be opened
3)Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component
But after these messages you can see all the tasks but they haven't name!!
It seem as if RCW mechanism has failed between managed and unmanaged coded-partially.
I don't dare to follow doing more stuff, I don't know if that package is well-loaded or not from there. ?¿
Any guidance or idea about this?
Hi friends,
I have a for each loop that populates from a set of flat files into a Sql Server table, I run the Flat file Import via a dts package embedded into Execute DTS 2000 Task. I want to pass the Sourcefile Name that is fetched by the For Each Loop to assign it Global Variable in DTS. how this can be made ?
Thanks
Subhash Subramanyam
I am having problems executing a child package from a parent package using the Execute Package Task. I am attempting to run the master package through a SQL Server Agent job.
The SQL Server Agent job is owned by sa. The step that runs the parent package is configured to load the package from the SSIS Package Store on the same server that the job is running.
I have the Execute Package Task configured as follows:
Location: SQL Server
ExecuteOutOfProcess: True
Connecting as a SQL Server login (let's say TestEtl)
I have added the db_dtsoperator database role to both the TestEtl login and the login that SQL Server Agent connects through. I have also configured the child package's reader role to include db_dtsoperator. Per http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms141053.aspx, this should allow these logins to run the child package.
I have enabled logging of all events in both the parent and child packages. I see the following in the logs when the Execute Package Task executes (omitted portions unrelated to the execution of the child package task):
450939 OnPreExecute ChildPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 450940 OnPreValidate ChildPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 450941 OnPostValidate ChildPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 450942 User: Diagnostic ETL 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 ExternalRequest_pre: The object is ready to make the following external request: 'IDataInitialize::GetDataSource'.450943 User: Diagnostic ETL 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 ExternalRequest_post: 'IDataInitialize::GetDataSource succeeded'. The external request has completed.450944 User: Diagnostic ETL 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 ExternalRequest_pre: The object is ready to make the following external request: 'IDBInitialize::Initialize'.450945 User: Diagnostic ETL 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 ExternalRequest_post: 'IDBInitialize::Initialize succeeded'. The external request has completed.450946 User: Diagnostic ETL 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 ExternalRequest_pre: The object is ready to make the following external request: 'IDBCreateSession::CreateSession'.450947 User: Diagnostic ETL 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 ExternalRequest_post: 'IDBCreateSession::CreateSession succeeded'. The external request has completed.450948 OnError ChildPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 Error 0x80070005 while preparing to load the package. Access is denied. . 450949 OnError ParentPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 Error 0x80070005 while preparing to load the package. Access is denied. . 450950 OnTaskFailed ChildPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 450951 OnPostExecute ChildPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 450952 OnWarning ParentPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 SSIS Warning Code DTS_W_MAXIMUMERRORCOUNTREACHED. The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (1) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors. 450953 OnPostExecute ParentPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 450954 PackageEnd ParentPackage 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 2007-06-08 13:35:17.000 End of package execution.
I am sure that what I am doing is quite common, and I obviously have something misconfigured somewhere - but I'm not sure what my misconfiguration is. Can anyone enlighten me?
I use a execute package task to run a child package in which I run some sql task.
as the error handle I insert a script task and link a line from execute package task to script task
of course the line is red,
but I found when the child package failed, the execute package task turns red,it stopped
the script task can't be run, I don't konw why?
Hi
SQL server 2000 DTS Problem
I'm trying to pass the value of a global variable
as an input parameter in a 'execute sql task' DTS object.
However, SQL refuses to accept the global variable
assigned to the input parameter '?'. When you run the
DTS package the error message 'no value given for one or
more parameters' appears.
When you save / exit the DTS object by clicking OK, and then go
back into it, the 'input Global variables'
parameter field is empty again.
Searched msdn/knowledgebase to no avail - please help ! Thanks
Help much appreciated please !
Hi,
I have an Execute SQL Task in my SSIS Package.
Now, this Execute SQL Task has the following query (Connection Type is OLE DB):
Code SnippetSELECT dbo.udf_CommonDateTime_Get (GetDate(), ?) As User_Datetime
I want 2 things from this Task:
1) It should take the 2nd argument to the UDF from a variable.
2) It should store the value returned by this SELECT statement into another variable.
So, I go ahead and modify the Parameter Mapping for the Task. Here I add the Input variable name, Data type and I give the Parameter Name as 0.
I also modify the Result Set for the Task. Here, I specify the Result Name as User_Datetime and give the appropriate Variable Name.
I am getting an error here and I believe it is due to the input parameter. The UDF is not getting the 2nd argument correctly.
My questions:
1) Has the Execute SQL Task been designed to handle UDFs like this. If not, then where am I going wrong?
2) What is the work-around for this? I need to pass a parameter (variable) to the UDF.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
B@ns
The error message is:
Code Snippet
Execute SQL Task: Executing the query "SELECT dbo.udf_Common_DateTime_Get (GetDate(), ?)
As User_Datetime" failed with the following error: "Syntax error, permission violation, or other nonspecific error". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
Task failed: Set UserDateTime
Hi ,
I am trying to exectue a stored procedure through execute sql task which takes two input parameters table name and filegroup to create a table and it also returns a value.
i am using the oledb connection
but i am getting the following error
[Execute SQL Task] Error: Executing the query "declare @rtn_value int exec spm_Utopia_FinanceUsage_Create_MonthlyTable ?,? select @rtn_value as rtn_value " failed with the following error: "Syntax error or access violation". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
i tried with ado.net connection by directly giving the parameter names.
it will create a table but the the table name is something different from what i specified
Please do help as soon as possible
Thanks
Manish
Hi
Can anyone help me in for the following.
i want to execute a exe file with two variable parameters
Executable : C: empMyExe.exe
Parameter1 : User::Category type is string (below example A)
Parameter2 : User::Amount type is string (below example 1)
in dos it looks like this
c: empMyExe A 1
This will executes fine.
Thanks,
Madhu
Hi,
I'm very new to SSIS and I€™m trying to do the following in a SQL task
RESTORE DATABASE @DatabaseName FROM DISK = @Backup WITH FILE = 1, MOVE @OldMDFName TO @NewMDFPath, MOVE @OldLDFName TO @NewLDFPath, NOUNLOAD, REPLACE, STATS = 10
I'm using an OLE DB connection and I have mapped user variables to the various parameter names. Unfortunately when i test the above command it fails on must declare the scalar variable "@DatabaseName". How can i get my values to be substituted into the command?
Many thanks
Martin
Good day everyone,
I have a question concerning the Execute SQL task.
Problem Statement:
I have a table containing the following sample data.
Catalog_ID, Product_ID, IsBlocked
56789, 1, 0
56789, 3, 1
23567, 1, 0
23567, 2, 1
The data types of the fields are:
Catalog_ID: bigint
Product_ID: bigint
IsBlocked: bit
I have two variables called "old_catalog_id" and "new_catalog_id" with the following values:
old_catalog_id: 56789
new_catalog_id: 11111
Now, I would like to select all the recods, whose Catalog_ID fields equals the value in the variable "old_catalog_id" and insert identical recods with the "new_catalog_id" value.
The result of that operation on my sample records is:
Catalog_ID, Product_ID, IsBlocked
56789, 1, 0
56789, 3, 1
23567, 1, 0
23567, 2, 1
11111, 1, 0
11111, 3, 1
blue: selected fields
green: inserted fields
My Solution:
In order to realize this solution, I have created the following tasks on the Control Flow.
1. Create an Execute SQL Task for the selection. (Name: Selection Task)
2. Create a For-Each-Loop for iterating on the result set. (Name: Loop on results Container)
3. Create an Execute SQL Task inside the For-Each-Loop container for inserting the new records. (Name: Insertion Task)
Configurations and Problems:
1. Selection Task:
General Tab:
Result Set: Full Result Set
SQL Statement:
select Product_ID, IsBlocked
from MyTable
where Catalog_ID = ?
Parameter Mapping Tab:
Variable Name -- Direction -- Data Type -- Parameter Name
User:: old_catalog_version -- Input -- Large_Integer -- 0
Result Set Tab:
Result Name -- Varibale Name
0 -- User::FullResultSet (which has the Data Type: Object)
When I execute this task, I get no records.
Thus, I have hard-coded the value of Catalog_ID in the Sql Statement parameter. Now, I get the correct 2 records in the result set.
Question 1: What am I doing wrong in the Parameter Mapping?
2. Loop on results Container:
Collection Tab:
Enumerator: Foreach ADO Enumerator
ADO object source variable: User::FullResultSet
Enumeration mode: Rows in the first table
Variable Mappings Tab:
Variable -- Index
User:: old_prod_id -- 0 (Data Type of "old_prod_id" is Int64)
User:: old_isBlocked -- 1 (Data Type of "old_isBlocked" is Boolean)
When I execute the package, it fails with the following error message:
Error: 0xC001F009 at SQL Tasks: The type of the value being assigned to variable "User:: prod_id" differs from the current variable type. Variables may not change type during execution. Variable types are strict, except for variables of type Object.
Thus, I have changed the data type of the variable "old_prod_id" to Object. Now, the package runs successfully.
Question 2: Why isn't the package accepting "Int64" as the data type of my variable, although the corresponding DB field has the type "bigint"?
3. Insertion Task:
General Tab:
Result Set: None
SQL Statement:
insert into MyTable
(Catalog_ID, Product_ID, IsBlocked)
values (?, ?, ?)
Parameter Mapping Tab:
Variable Name -- Direction -- Data Type -- Parameter Name
User::new_catalog_version -- Input -- Large_Integer -- 0
User:: old_prod_id -- Input -- Large_Integer -- 1
User:: old_isBlocked -- Input -- Variant_Bool -- 2
When I execute this task, it fails with the following error message:
Error: 0x0 at Insertion Task: The INSERT statement conflicted with the FOREIGN KEY constraint "FK_Catalog2Context_CATALOGS". The conflict occurred in database "XS_EC_CCH_PEGXSAP2", table "eSearch4.CATALOGS", column 'ID'.
Well, the message implicitly states that the value of the variable "new_catalog_version" has violated the mentioned FOREIGN KEY constraint. But I have set a breakpoint and I saw that the value was set correctly. So, it seems that the Execute SQL Task is not able to read the value of the variable correctly.
Question 3: What am I doing wrong in the Parameter Mapping, which causes the task not being able to read the value of the variables correctly?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,
Samar
Got a powershell script to split a large XML file to split in smaller chunks. I have Execute ProcessTask in SSIS with:Â
Executable: %windir%system32WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe
argument:Â -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -command ". 'C:WorkspacesSplitToytPMFile.ps1'"
I need to pass File Name as parameter to the PS script. I tried using the StandardInputVariable but it doesn't work.Â
I am using many Execute Package Tasks in a DTS packages to call a number of other DTS packages. The problem is that when I change one of the called DTS packages the execute package task does not run the updated packages. It looks like the execute package task references a Package ID guid instead of the name. Is there a way to make it so a change to a called DTS package will reflect in all references to it
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am missing something simple that's killing me.
I am trying to execute a child ssis package using the execute package task. I add execute package task to the parent package and in the package task editor, under the package options I choose: filesystem for location, I choose new connection and create a connection to the package on the filesystem I want to execute, packagenamereadonly is blank. I execute the parent package and get an error that I did not specify the name of the package in the execute package task object. Now, since I can't populate the package name, as that option is readonly, I am not sure how to remove my headache. Anyone see what I'm doing wrong? None of these packages have security.
-Aaron
Hi All,
I have a master package that has 3 child packages,so iam taking the child packages from the D drive of my QA machine.
I have used environmental variables to define the path in packages configurations,so that same environmental variables can be used to point to production server path.
The package is able to run on production server but it still fetching data from QA server.
Is the any other way to do it better.
How to use the subpackages in production server.
Please help.
Thanks,
SVGP
This problem is a bit weird but I'm just wondering if anybody else experienced this.
I have a package that has file system tasks (copying dtsx files actually). Basically the package copies other packages to a pre-defined destination. Thing is, it only works if one of the packages it is configured to copy has some sort of sensitive data (e.g., a connectionstring with a password), otherwise it reports a success message on execution but doesn't actually do anything. I've checked the forcedexecutionresult and it is set to None for that matter.
Just wondering if anybody else experienced this problem and of course if there's a way to solve it.
Thanks.
Hi Everyone,
I haven't been able to successfully use the ADO.NET connection type to use both input and output parameters in an execute sql task containing just tsql statements (no stored procedure calls). I have successfully used input parameters on their own but when i combine it with output parameters it fails on the simplest of tasks.
I would really find it beneficial if you could use the flexibility of an ADO.NET connection type as the parameter marker and parameter name can be referenced anywhere throughout the sql statement in no particular order. The addition of an output parameter would really make it great!!
Thanks
I have five DTS packages on a server.
Instead of executing these DTS packages individually, I have decided to create a 'parent' DTS package that will fire off each of the five 'child' DTS packages using 'On Success' precedences.
This seemed like a pretty straight forward task, but when one of the child DTS packages fails, the 'parent' DTS package continues to execute the next 'child' DTS package through the 'On Success' precedence. I was expecting the 'parent' DTS to fire off an 'on failure' precendence and stop executing
Can anyone tell me why the 'parent' DTS package continues with the 'on success' precedence after one of the 'child' DTS packages has failed.
Thanks in advance.
I have a package A which has execute package task which tryes to execute package B.
I am able to execute package B directly but when i execut epackage A.Its able to open package B but its failing at the very first task in B.The error iam getting is like this
Error: The task "Setup Connections" cannot run on this edition of Integration Services. It requires a higher level edition.
Has any one come accross this before...Help
Thanks
Hi,
I have a Load package which calls 3 other subpackages within it through the execute package task.
When i run the package thru batchfile it runs fine.
But when we run thru Autosys job scheduler i get the following error for the subpackages.
Code: 0xC00220DE
Source: Execute Package Task1
Description: Error 0x80070003 while loading package file "". The system cannot find the path specified.
i have given the path in the config file,which has the server name and the path of the subpackages.
Has anyone come across this situation before.
Pls help!
Thanks,
SVGP.
I'm trying to run a package from another package using Execute package task -
I'm getting the error:
Error: Error 0xC0012050 while preparing to load the package. Package failed validation from the ExecutePackage task. The package cannot run. .
I have Delay validation on the child package. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
I€™m using a For Loop container to with an Execute Package Task inside, looping until a folder is empty. I€™ve noticed some strange behaviors:
1. The child package keeps creating new connections. I start with 3 connections to the DB and when the For Loop container is done I€™ve got 364 connections.
2. The Execute Package Task is pulling the wrong version of the package I€™ve specified. I€™m using a package saved to the File System and there€™s only one copy on the drive. I€™ve verified the path is going to the correct location.
Does anyone have a work-around for the €˜connection generation€™ issue?
TIA
Eric