Hi
I have multiple excel files of the same format in a directory.
They are called book1.xls, book2.xls, book3.xls and so on.
What is the easiest way to import the tab named sheet1 from each of
the excel files to a databse using SQL server 2000 enterprise edition?
Regards,
Ciarán
I have a client who is sending me 800+ excel files each month with sales data. Each of the files is identical in structure, but has sales data for different stores. I receive all these files at the same time.
Is there a method with Data Transformation Services where I can have it work off of all the files in a given directory. I can set up DTS to work off of specific Excel files with no problem, but what I would like to do is set up a DTS so it could pull from each of the 800+ files.
Is this possible, or do I need to look at a solution outside of SQL to consolidate the Excel files first?
The Excel file would have columns similar to the following: store_id, zip_code, sales, transactions.
Hi,
I am trying to import multiple .csv files to excel sheets using Script task in SSIS.
I have trouble importing the reference that allows us to read and write to excel sheets. Can anyone help me create a script task that will import multiple .csv files to excel sheets.
I have a couple of hundred flat files to import into database tables using SSIS.
The files can be divided into groups by the format they use. I understand that I could import each group of files that have a common format at the same time using a Foreach Loop Container.
However, the example for the Foreach Loop Container has multiple files all being imported into the same database table. In my case, each file needs to be imported into a different database table.
Is it possible to import each set of files with the same format into different tables in a simple loop? I can't see a way to make a Data Flow Destination item accept its table name dynamically, which seems to prevent me doing this.
I suppose I could make a different Data Flow Destination item for each file, in the Data Flow. Would that be a reasonable solution, or is there a simpler solution, or should I just resign myself to making a separate Data Flow for every single file?
I have over three hundred text files that I need to import to SQLServer.Each is in the exact same format.I want to import tham as seperate tables.Is there any way to do it in one process?Regards,Ciarán
View 5 Replies View RelatedGreetings,
I'm having a tough time importing some of my legacy database into sql.
I have a number of dbase (IV) files I need to get into SQL. I have tried building a SSIS package with either an foxpro oledb connection or a jet 4.0 one, none of them work bec. of inconsistencies in the data format in my tables (e.g. date fields, etc).
I have tried to save the .dbfs as excel 2007 files, taking advantage of the larger space that comes with '07. Problem is you can't use the import/export wizard with 2007 for some reason and I haven't been able to create a package with the access 12 oledb as I have read.
I have to get some crucial data out of that old system and into the new one and I can't seem to be able to import them properly.
Any hints on what I should do ? (maybe I'm doing something awfully wrong)
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question,
Val
I have several regular reports that are produced by different offices that I need to import the data from. Â The challenge lies in the fact that the reports are not simply columns of data. Â Some cells are labels, others contain data, and some contain both. Â Also, the formatting of the reports isn't strictly uniform from office to office. Â Is it possible to read this kind of sheet? Â Excel data sources seem to just define everything in a column as data, and that doesn't work for me. Â Is there an alternative, or perhaps a more manual way of defining what cells contain data?
View 10 Replies View RelatedI have a folder on an SFTP server in our internal network which gets flat files periodically (almost every minute) from another server. The file structure is like this:
Flat File Format•Line 1—List of field names comma separated •Line 2—List of field type comma separated •Line 3—Data comma separated •Line 4—Data comma separated and so on...
All the files will be like this without the .csv extention. There are a lot of fields and creating a column for each field manually will be a pain. Heres what I am trying to do:
1. Create a process that runs periodically on the server and imports data from files into the SQL server table.
2. Use the information in line 1 and 2 to create the schema of the table and then ignore those lines in every import (the data should be appended to the existing data).
What are my options?
Thank you all,Bullpit
I have around 100 XL Files in a folder ,i want to import all the files dynamically and load all the data in a single table in sql server 2008. Without using SSIS i want to query using openrowset.
View 11 Replies View RelatedHi guys,
I wanted to know if there was a way to import multiple sheets from one excel file into one sql table in one go.
I have an excel file which has 15 sheets and want to import them into one table in one process rather than having to create 15 table and then joining into one table.
I am using Sql Server 2005(enterprise edition) v9 SP2.
Thanks
Krunal
Hi,
I'm just learning SSIS. As I was following the tutorial on foreach loop container (lesson 2) to export multiple flat files in creating a simple ETL package in SSIS, I get the following error:
SSIS package "Take17.dtsx" starting.
Information: 0x4004300A at Extract Cobra EBA, DTS.Pipeline: Validation phase is beginning.
Information: 0x4004300A at Extract Cobra EBA, DTS.Pipeline: Validation phase is beginning.
Information: 0x40043006 at Extract Cobra EBA, DTS.Pipeline: Prepare for Execute phase is beginning.
Information: 0x40043007 at Extract Cobra EBA, DTS.Pipeline: Pre-Execute phase is beginning.
Information: 0x402090DC at Extract Cobra EBA, Cobra EBA [1]: The processing of file "" has started.
Warning: 0x80070003 at Extract Cobra EBA, Cobra EBA [1]: The system cannot find the path specified.
Error: 0xC020200E at Extract Cobra EBA, Cobra EBA [1]: Cannot open the datafile "".
Error: 0xC004701A at Extract Cobra EBA, DTS.Pipeline: component "Cobra EBA" (1) failed the pre-execute phase and returned error code 0xC020200E.
Information: 0x402090DD at Extract Cobra EBA, Cobra EBA [1]: The processing of file "" has ended.
Information: 0x40043009 at Extract Cobra EBA, DTS.Pipeline: Cleanup phase is beginning.
Information: 0x4004300B at Extract Cobra EBA, DTS.Pipeline: "component "OLE DB Destination" (194)" wrote 0 rows.
Task failed: Extract Cobra EBA
Warning: 0x80019002 at Take17: SSIS Warning Code DTS_W_MAXIMUMERRORCOUNTREACHED. The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (2) 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.
SSIS package "Take17.dtsx" finished: Failure.
I spent some time in understanding where could be the error. I traced it to the following place. If you take a look at the Lesson#2 in creating a simple ETL package in SSIS, using foreach loop container to import files into SQL server, as soon as I finish going through steps in configuring the file connection manager to use the variable for connectionstring, it immediately disappears. I repeated the tutorial three times exactly as I pointed out and when I reach to this step of configuring file connection manager for connectionstring, it takes the path and when I start debugging it, I get this error. When I go and check if everything is Ok, the connectionstring value is empty.
Why the value in connectionstring disappears?
Thank you.
Nagu
Hi,
I need to import around 200 excel file data into one table. Is there a way of doing this using SSIS or DTS? I know how to import single excel file into table but i need to automate this process for many files. All help appreciated
Thanks,
HEMAL
I know from experience that the Excel connection mechanisms are somewhat limited. I was wondering if anyone has come across a solution to this problem.
We receive an excel file from a business line. Basically a list of account mods for a given month. Due to the tabular nature of Excel, sometimes the amount of mods exceeds the limits of one tab and has to roll over into a second tab. The names of the tabs reflect the file creation date, which often is the last day of the month, but not always. Here is a question related to this-
Is there a way to "query" a the list of tabs in an Excel file, so that I could store that record set in an SSIS variable, use it to loop through all the tabs? If no, can you think of a way to somehow get the value of the tab name or names so that I can use it to dynamically set the OpenRowset value of the Excel Data Source?
Thanks for your help, everyone!
--Jon
Hello all,
I'm new to SSIS and have a question about the best way to generate multiple Excel files with my current package design. I have a stored procedure that I run from an Execute SQL Task in a foreach loop container, and it generates results as appropriate for each of the parameters it loops through.
What's the best way to take the result set from each of those executions and generate an Excel file from each set? How do I map that result set variable to be the input for creating a new Excel file? Is this best done as a script task somehow?
Should I not be using SSIS for this task? I thought I would just create a package and schedule it to run daily with SQL Agent, and it would autogenerate the Excel files as needed.
Thanks for your advice!
I have over 600+ Excel .xlsx file that I have been trying to import to Sql database table. I've been trying to complete this task with SSIS but no luck yet. I have seen several videos and read articles but when I run the package the source is validated but I always get an error in the destination. I am using Excel 2010 and SQL Server 2012.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am getting the following error when trying to load multiple excel files using for each loop container in SSIS, I tried to put the quotes in several different ways but still can't get rid of this error. I was able to successfully load single excel file, but when I use the for each loop container that's when I am having problems. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thx.
TITLE: Package Validation Error
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Package Validation Error
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Error at Package1 [Connection manager "SourceConnectionExcel"]: The connection string components cannot contain unquoted semicolons. If the value must contain a semicolon, enclose the entire value in quotes. This error occurs when values in the connection string contain unquoted semicolons, such as the InitialCatalog property.
Error at Package1: The result of the expression ""Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + @[User::Folder] + @[User::file] + ";Extended Properties="Excel 8.0;HDR=NO";"
" on property "ExcelFilePath" cannot be written to the property. The expression was evaluated, but cannot be set on the property.
(Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.VsIntegration)
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I have multiple excel Files  each has one sheet (With same column names) need to be loaded in a single table. I tried For each loop but couldn't succeed. Â
As I am new to SSIS. How to configure For each loop container for this...
Hi,
I need to import an SQL string from MS Excel 2003 to SQL SERVER 2000.
The string I need to import is composed by 5 different several blocks and looks like:
Code Snippet
CommandLine01 = "USE mydb"
CommandLine02 = "SELECT Block ..."
CommandLine03 = "GO
ALTER TABLE Block...
GO"
CommandLine04 = "UPDATE Block..."
CommandLine05 = "SELECT Block..."
The detail of the SQL string is at:
http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showpost.aspx?postid=2093921&siteid=1&sb=0&d=1&at=7&ft=11&tf=0&pageid=1
I am trying to implement OJ's suggestion:
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2117223&SiteID=1
to use multi - batch processing to import the string to SQL SERVER, something like:
Code Snippet
Dim SqlCnt, cmd1, cmd2, cmd3
'set the properties and open a connection
cmd1="use my_db"
cmd2="create table mytb"
cmd3="insert into mytb"
SqlCnt.execute cmd1
SqlCnt.Execute cmd2
SqlCnt.Execute cmd3
Below is the code (just partial) I have, and I need help to complete it.
Thanks in advance,
Aldo.
Code Snippet
Function TestConnection()
Dim ConnectionString As New ADODB.Connection
Dim RecordSet As New ADODB.RecordSet
ConnectionString = "Driver={SQL Server};Server=myServer;Database=myDBName;Uid=UserName;Pwd=Password"
ConnectionString.Open
CmdLine01 = " USE " & myDB
CmdLine02 = " SELECT ACCOUNTS.FULLNAME FROM ACCOUNTS" ...
CmdLine03 = "GO
ALTER TABLE Block...
GO"
CmdLine04 = "UPDATE Block..."
CmdLine05 = "SELECT Block..."
RecordSet.Open CmdLine01, ConnectionString
RecordSet.Open CmdLine02, ConnectionString
ConnectionString.Execute CmdLine01
ConnectionString.Execute CmdLine02
'Retrieve Field titles
For ColNr = 1 To RecordSet.Fields.Count
ActiveSheet.Cells(1, ColNr).Value = RecordSet.Fields(ColNr - 1).Name
Next
ActiveSheet.Cells(2, 1).CopyFromRecordset RecordSet
'Close ADO objects
RecordSet.Close
ConnectionString.Close
Set RecordSet = Nothing
Set ConnectionString = Nothing
End Function
With DTS it was easy to import a DBF file, but its a huge pain with SSIS. Is there any way on the horizon to import DBF files as easily as DTS did?
View 1 Replies View RelatedHello,I need to import a bunch of .csv files. The problem I am having is the"non data" information in the files creating bogus rows and columndefinitions. Here is an example of the csv file.CBOT - End-of-Day Futures Bulk Download 2001.2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes FuturesDateSymbolMonth CodeYear CodeOpen20010103ZTH2001102.0937520010104ZTH2001102.0312520010105ZTH2001102.28125In this case, there are bogues rows created with the text at thebeginning of the file, and also the column names get placed into a rowas well. My question is; how do you import the file and strip out the"non-data" data? so that only the actual data gets inserted into the db?Thanks,TGru*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!
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View 1 Replies View RelatedI am trying to import a CSV file into an SQL Server table with the OleDbDataReader and SqlBulkCopy objects, like this: using (OleDbConnection dconn = new OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=c:\mystuff\;Extended Properties="text;HDR=No;FMT=Delimited""))
{
using (OleDbCommand dcmd = new OleDbCommand("select * from mytable.csv", dconn))
{
try
{
dconn.Open();
using (OleDbDataReader dreader = dcmd.ExecuteReader())
{
try
{
using (SqlConnection dconn2 = new SqlConnection(@"data source=MyDBServer;initial catalog=MyDB;user id=mydbid;password=mydbpwd"))
{
using (SqlBulkCopy bc = new SqlBulkCopy(dconn2))
{
try
{
dconn2.Open();
bc.DestinationTableName = "dbo.mytable";
bc.WriteToServer(dreader);
}
finally
{
dconn2.Close();
}
}
}
}
finally
{
dreader.Close();
}
}
}
finally
{
dconn.Close();
}
}
}
A couple of the columns for the destination table use a bit datatype. The CSV files uses the strings "1" and "0" to represent these.When I run this code, it throws this exception:Unhandled Exception: System.InvalidOperationException: The given value of type String from the data source cannot be converted to type bit of the specified target column. ---> System.FormatException: Failed to convert parameter value from a String to a Boolean. ---> System.FormatException: String was not recognized asa valid Boolean. at System.Boolean.Parse(String value) at System.String.System.IConvertible.ToBoolean(IFormatProvider provider) at System.Convert.ChangeType(Object value, Type conversionType, IFormatProvider provider) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter.CoerceValue(Object value, MetaType destinationType) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter.CoerceValue(Object value, MetaType destinationType) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlBulkCopy.ConvertValue(Object value, _SqlMetaDatametadata) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlBulkCopy.ConvertValue(Object value, _SqlMetaDatametadata) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlBulkCopy.WriteToServerInternal() at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlBulkCopy.WriteRowSourceToServer(Int32 columnCount) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlBulkCopy.WriteToServer(IDataReader reader) at MyClass.Main()It appears not to accept "1" and "0" as valid strings to convert to booleans. The System.Convert.ToBoolean method appears to work the same way. Is there any way to change this behavior? I discovered if you change the "1" to "true" and "0" to "false" in the CSV file it will accept them.
Hi,
I got one more problem with importing csv files using .net. The problem is that the csv file contains double-quotation marks (""). For example, the record looks like:
...,Bearing Double "D" Flange,...
And the result is: ... | Bearing Double | null (all following columns are null)
The code is as following:
string strCsvConn = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=;Extended Properties='text;HDR=Yes;FMT=Delimited(,)';";
using (OleDbConnection cn = new OleDbConnection(strCsvConn))
{
string strSQL = "SELECT * FROM " + strFileName;
OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand(strSQL, cn);
cn.Open();
using (OleDbDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader())
{while (dr.Read())
{
string str = Convert.ToString(dr[8]);
}
// Bulk Copy to SQL Server
//using (SqlBulkCopy bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(strSqlConn))
//{
// bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = strSqlTable;
// bulkCopy.WriteToServer(dr);
//}
}
}
Any idea is highly appreciated.
shz
Hi,
I want to import multiple text files into a single table. I know I have to use BCP or DTS. But, I want import all files at once, instead of one at a time. And the file names are in sequence, viz. file1, file2, file3 etc.
Can anybody tell me, How I can achieve this.
Thanks
Has anyone written a SQL script to import ASCII comma or space delimited?
I am trying to load a PROGRESS exported file (Unix) into SQL SERVER 6.5 (NT).
Much appreciated,
Nickd
I have to import 18000 text files into a sql database.
Each file contains 10 fields and around 5000 records.
I am currently doing this with DTS.
What I am wondering is this: Is DTS the most efficient i.e. quickest way to import all this data. Bearing in mind there is about 90 million records to import in all.
I would appreciate the benefit of somebody elses experience when dealing with this type of thing.
Cheers,
Brookesy
Hello,
I've been trying to import a TXT file into an SQL database and I'm having trouble making it work correctly. It is a ASCII text file with over 100,000 records. The fields vary by the number of characters. This can be 2 characters up to 40 (STATE would be 2 characters, CITY is 32 characters, etc.)
I can import the file with DTS. I go in and select exactly where I want the field breaks to be. Then it imports everything as Characters with column headers of Col001, Col002, Col003, etc. My problem is that I don't want everything as Characters or Col001 etc. I want different column names and columns of data to be INT, NUMERIC(x,x), etc. instead of characters every time. If I change these values to anything than the default in DTS it won't import the data correctly.
Also, I have an SQL script that I wrote for a table where I can create the field lengths, data type etc. the way I want it to look, FWIW. This seems to be going nowhere fast.
What am I doing wrong? Should I be using something else than DTS?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
JB
Hi i've 6 files with the same name part but all have a different ext. The 17 always changes to the current week number
xbouns.A17
xbouns.B17
xbouns.C17
I want to import these files into a database table. So I've create a foreach loop and select the foreach file enumerater but am not sure if this is the right way to go about it some help woth be great thanks.
Hi i've 6 files with the same name part but all have a different ext. The 17 always changes to the current week number
xbouns.A17
xbouns.B17
xbouns.C17
I'd like to do this within a SSIS package some help in getting this to work would be great.
Thanks
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?
I have a package with a corresponding configuration file.
If I open Sql server management studio and i connect to SSIS and right click to import a package, and then select to store the package in SQL Server (not on the file system)....
What happens with the configuration file?
Does the import take the values from the configuration file and place them in the package which then is stored in SQL Server?
Or do I need to put the configuration file someplace on the SQL Server where the package is imported so it can access it when it runs?
I'm a bit confused about what goes on there?
For example, I tried using the build command and then running the manifest file to import using the wizard and when it does that it copies the configuration files to a default location within the c:program filesmicrosoft sql server directory.
Thx.
R-
I need to write a genric CSV importer. one set of CSVs define the formats of all teh other CSVs. The format of the second set of CSVs is not know at the time of creating this project/SSIS package.
Imagine having two sets of CSV files.
Each file in the first set of CSVs define the format of files in the second set of CSVs
The first set always have the same format. Each row of the CSV file defines a field with a Name and Type.
The first two columns of each row of in the first set of CSVs have a FormatName and index.
So a simple file may have:
Format1,1,Name,string
Format1,2,Surname,string
Format1,3,DOB,Date
Format1,4,Email,string
The second set of CSVs contains records that have to comply with the format define in the first set.
So in this aprticular case, a CSV file in the second set may have records such as:
Format1,John,Doe,2007-01-01,john@doe.com
Format1,Jane,Doe,2007-02-02,jane@doe.com
The problem I have is creating a generic SSIS package for this.
The first task, loading the first set of CSV file is fairly simple. The CSV format is known.
But the second task is a bit trickier.
Assuming I have SQL tables to load the data.
One 'Fields' record for each row in the CSVs from the fiirst set.
One 'Rows' record for each row in the CSVs from the second set,
One 'Values' record for each value in each row in the CSVs from the second set,
Something like:
TABLE Fields (
FieldID int IDENTITY,
FormatName varchar(100),
Position int,
ColumnName varchar(100),
ColumnType varchar(20) )
TABLE Rows (
RowID int IDENTITY )
TABLE Values (
ValueID IDENTITY,
RowID int,
FieldID int,
ColumnValue varchar(100) )
What would be the best/easiest SSIS approach:
- Dynamically create a SSIS package based on the content of each CSV fiel of the first set and execute that package for each file in the second set, selecting the correct package to execute (all records within a CSV file belong to the same format).
- Write a single SSIS package that iterates through the rows of the second CSVs, does a lookup for each value of each row to find the field name and make an insert into the DB
- Other SSIS method?
- Don't use SSIS to parse the CSV and call a custom C# task?
- Don't use SSIS at all ?
Thanks