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all groups > sql server dts > august 2004 > threads for august 29 - 31, 2004

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ActiveX Script Syntax
Posted by martino at 8/31/2004 7:29:08 PM
Hello! I have this ActiveX script, I need to pass these two files names check and if they exist before I move onto a next dts task, but I am having trouble checking both within the Main function, is there a way to pass two file names as parameters to a function and have a the the functio...more >>


Job fails, but can't find what's wrong
Posted by Amy at 8/31/2004 12:17:28 PM
I have a job transforming a foxpro database into a sql server database. When I run it on our production SQL Server, it fails; when we run it on a user's local SQL Server, it runs with no errors. The job FTP's a file, unzips it, then executes a transformation task. We've had problems wit...more >>

DTS and ASP
Posted by GregIpaper at 8/31/2004 8:54:59 AM
I have seen many examples of ASP and DTS package, however once I try it from the web it is crashing , I am trying just a simple package that moves an excel doc to a Sql server table. Works thu enterprise but not thru web. Does Excel need to be installed on Web server, am I missing a ODBC or...more >>

Data Driven Query
Posted by Peter Newman at 8/31/2004 2:23:01 AM
I know i can use a DDQ to Inset and Update records in a table from a text file, but can i do both at the same time. Col 1 = Licence Col 2 = AccountId Col 3 = Company Name How can i Update the Company name if the Licence and AccountId are found and Insert Licence, AccountId and Company ...more >>

Backing up SQL Server problem
Posted by Mark at 8/31/2004 1:32:16 AM
Hi - I am having a problem backing up my database on my host, onto my local instal of SQL Server 2000. I am using Enterprise Manager/DTS: I use "Copy objects and data between SQL Server databases" And on the next page I activate: Create destination objects + all 3 sub options + copy dat...more >>

question -- copy database?
Posted by fred rosenberg at 8/30/2004 9:36:49 PM
hi, first, i apologize if this is not quite the correct newsgroup for this question (feel free to point me to another one.) I notice that databases seem to be stored in: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Data -- in two files, an MDF and an LDF. basic question. can i just copy th...more >>

DTS csv import fails when using double quotes as the Text Qualifier, the last column is a char field and all of the records contain null (empty) value
Posted by dherbstemail-ng NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 8/30/2004 5:14:48 PM
I am using DTS to import csv files that I receive from a third party. Each day I receive many file which I import into many different SQL Server tables depending on the name of the file. I am doing this as part of a larger automation process written in C#. Due to the csv file names differing ...more >>

DTS always breaks.
Posted by Jim Moon at 8/30/2004 2:14:38 PM
Why does DTS always break when copying all objects and data from one database to another? It doesn't seem to matter which version of SQL Server, which server, which server OS, which settings, which anything ... Title Bar: "DTS Import/Export Wizard" Message: "Failed to copy objects from ...more >>



Preserving package layout when calling SaveToStorageFile
Posted by Lee Gillie at 8/30/2004 1:34:46 PM
The DTS program manager had this to say about the behavior back in July 2000. http://www.winnetmag.com/SQLServer/Article/ArticleID/8776/8776.html "The Microsoft DTS program manager says pVarPersistStgOfHost is a stream of the layout from Da Vinci (the graphical database viewer you see in A...more >>

Paradox table import in SQL Server 2000
Posted by Mario Cappa at 8/30/2004 10:56:49 AM
I need to import any paradox tables in SQL Server 2000, but i'm having troubles with char conversion: Does anyone have any idea about why all accented chars in source paradox table turn into other chars in the new SQL Table: à in paradox turns into Ó in SQL è " " " " Þ ...more >>

No Logging for DTS Batch
Posted by Ben at 8/30/2004 8:06:11 AM
I have a database with multiple tables. I perform 2 mass imports a day on the tables from a txt file. None of the columns are labeled or are in order so I cannot use any command line utitlies for the import. I have the import working in DTS, but I DO NOT WANT IT TO LOG THE TRANSACTION...more >>

Using DTS to transform a production DB into a sample DB
Posted by jsgough NO[at]SPAM mindspring.com at 8/29/2004 7:25:18 AM
Greetings, I'm trying to determine what the best way to go about the following would be: 1. After making modifications of structure and data to a production database, I want to make a backup of that db and copy it to multiple standalone machines to import for further use as part of a sample...more >>


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