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File Watcher Task CraigHB
6/12/2007 3:56:00 AM
sql server dts:
If you use a File Watcher task to watch a folder for files added and 1000
files get copied to that folder, does the package try and run 1000 times in
parallel?

I want to build a process that will import files one-at-a-time and get
Re: File Watcher Task Allan Mitchell
6/12/2007 8:15:39 PM
Hello CraigHB,

When you say "a FileWatcher Task" do you mean

File Watcher Task
(http://www.sqlis.com/23.aspx)

If it is then we only fire the task once.

That said you could put it in a loop.

Another option would be to have a windows service do the file watching and
have it fire a package rather than have the package do the watching and firing.



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Re: File Watcher Task CraigHB
6/13/2007 12:11:00 AM
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