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SSIS Script task in a 64 bit environment

SSIS (SQL 2005) packages that have a script task that invoke custom .NET dlls throw the following error when run in a 64 bit environment The task cannot execute in 64-bit environment because the script is not pre-compiled. Please turn on the option to pre-compile the script in the task editor. The script tasks are set to PreCompile=fa...

SSIS Lookup with Lookup Component Vs Script Component.

Hello, I need to load Dimensions from EDW Tables (which does maintain historical records) and is of type Key-Value-Parameter. My scenario is ok if got a record in EDW as below Key1 Key2 Code Value EffectiveDate EndDate CurrentFlag 100 555 01 AAA 2010-01-01 11.00.00 9999-12-31 ...

SSIS package randomly hangs during execution

Hi Guys, I am having an ongoing and painful problem with an SSIS package. The package runs every 5 minutes as an SQL Agent Job and every 2-10 days the package will start running and never stop (thus preventing further executions). If I stop the hung job manually it will begin working perfectly again in the next 5 minute interval. The S...

Derived Column Editor

Hi I need to assign a formatted date to a column in a data flow. I have added a Derived shape and entered the following expression for a NEW column - Derived Column = "add as new column": "BBD" + SUBSTRING((DT_WSTR,4)DATEADD("Day",30,GETDATE()),1,4) + SUBSTRING((DT_WSTR,2)DATEADD("Day",30,GETDATE()),6,2) + SUBSTRING((DT_WSTR,2)DATEADD(...

Paramaterising SQL in SSIS

Hi all, I'm trying to paramaterize some queries in SSIS. After some reading, it sounds like my best option is to create one variable that contains my base sql, another that contains my criteria and a final variable that is evaluated as an expression that includes both of these. I want to end up with an SQL query that is effectively ...

Best tutorial to learn SSIS

Hi, Which book is best to learn SSIS. Actually in my project we need to take onput from CVS file and after processing the data in SQL server 2008 we have export it back to excel file. ASP.NET is used as UI for this. Thanks, Nabin ...

SSIS Lookup with filtered reference table

I am trying to improve the performance of a SSIS Package. One thing I got startted with is to filter the reference table of the Lookups. Until now, I was using a table as a reference table for that lookup. First improvment was to change the table to a SQL clause that is selecting just the columns I need from that table. Next, I want...

In need of a Smarter Environmental Package Configuration

I am trying to set up a package template in SSIS, following the Wrox Programmer to Programmer book, SQL Server 2008 Integration Services: Problem - Design - Solution. I'm really liking this book even though it is 2008 and we're using SQL Server 2005. I've got a working package template that uses an Indirect XML package configuration to i...

Performance difference - Script Task

Is there any performance when using Script Task rather than other Task controls ? Whether the process will be slow or not ! ...

SSIS XMl processing

For my job I do very big imports of (product) data. Recently we started using SSIS and it sure works better then custom .net import tools. Still after 3 projects we figured out it's more efficient to use an scripttask with c# xpath and sql statements then to use XML source and merge joins in a dataflow. Problems with a dataflow Somet...

SSIS Lookup fails after removing output column

I am so close to snap out after two weeks of SSIS... it is SO FULL of bugs, that I cannot imagine how it could be launched... I forgot how much I hated it... But, back to the problem: I have a lookup (which is a work around for another bug, by the way) that works jsut fine. Upper on the flow I have a script component that adds some col...

script component

what is the use of script component in Data Flow ? Is it same as Script Task in Control flow ? Any difference ? ...

SSIS: Update a RecordSet passed into a VB.NET ScriptTask

What I am trying to accomplish is using this script task to continually insert into a generated RecordSet I know how to access it in the script however I do not know how to update it after my changes to the DataTable have been made. Code is Below: Dim EmailsToSend As New OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter Dim EmailsToSendDt As New DataTab...

Problem with the row count transform

Hi, I currently deployed an SSIS package (Developed on the 2005 version) (developed on my local server) in a pre production environment for testing. I have used the Row count transform to get a count of good/bad records. It works fine on my local system . However when i deploy this on the pre prod server, the row count does not work! (a...

SSIS FTP Task - get FTP result back

I am selecting data from a table using FOR XML and outputting it to a file, then need to only FTP the file if the destination directory is empty. using SSIS, how do i get the result back to base my next step on. If the destination file already exists then it should NOT be overwritten and the items in the transfer should not be marked a...

Firing events in script task

I've got an SSIS project where I am constructing an SQL command based on some variables. I'm constructing the command in a script task, and want to output the constructed SQL to the 'Execution Results' window. I am trying to do this using a FireInformation line from inside my script as follows: Dts.Events.FireInformation(99, "test", "Ma...

SQL Agent Command Line Not Saved

I have a SSIS package I am trying to schedule. I create a new job under SQL Server Agent. On the Command line tab of the jobstep, I choose "Edit the command-line manually". The changes are retained as I switch from tab to tab within the job step but whenever I exit and save the job, the changes are lost. Any ideas what's going on? I'm...

SSIS - Skip Missing Files

I have a SSIS 2008 package that calls about 25 other SSIS packages. Each of those child packages loads a specific file into a table. But sometimes one or more of these input files will be missing. How can I let a child package fail (because a file is missing) but let the rest of the parent package keep on running? I've tried increasi...

Correcting CS0009 Error When Creating Integration Services Project

Tried to open an SSIS project I had been working on today and received this lovely error: Unable to generate temporary class (result=1) error CS0009: Metadata file 'c:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Xml\2.0.0.0_b77a5c561934e089\System.XML.dll' could not be opened -- 'No metadata was found.' Anyone know why this happens and how to cor...

How to force SSIS PackageEnd after OnError handler?

I want my SSIS package to stop completely after handling the first error. I have tasks that run in the Package OnError event handler, but then I want the package to exit. Unfortunately, I have not been able to get this to happen. Even worse, when I get a warning, since I don't have an OnWarning handler, it propagates up to OnError, wh...