<blackd77@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> This system is running MS SQL server 2000.
>
>
> black...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> What I would LIKE to do is noted in the subject line. What I'm finding
>> is that "edit SQL" appears to only be an option if I am creating a
>> table. If I select "append to" the option to edit SQL shades itself as
>> unavailable.
>>
>> The reason I'd like this is that there is a datum in the flat file that
>> indicates whether that record should be appended to that table noted
>> above. There are other ways of dealing with this "problem" but it would
>> be nice to be able to control it using SQL, in the DTS import/export
>> wizard.
>>
>> If the source of my data is an SQL table, I can generate an SQL query
>> to specify what fields to import in an append, to check for existing
>> values, etc...
>>
>> Is there a way around this? I can reserve a table for data transfers,
>> regularly overwrite it with new data from text file inputs, and use SQL
>> to insert select fields from that transfer table to other database
>> tables. (From this "transfer" table, data needs to be inserted into
>> four separate tables in our database).
>>
>> I hope this is clear. If it CAN'T be done this way, it's okay...just a
>> little ugly with the need to re-create the transfer table.
>

John Bell wrote:
> Hi
>
> I suggest that you use the wizard to create the DTS package initially and
> then add workflow that will optionally truncate the destination table
> depending on the values initially read from the file and then re-read the
> file to insert the data. To read the same row multiple times see
> http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?266 and to skip a task see
> http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?214
>
> John
>
>
>
> <blackd77@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1154721892.548756.20080@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> > This system is running MS SQL server 2000.
> >
> >
> > black...@hotmail.com wrote:
> >> What I would LIKE to do is noted in the subject line. What I'm finding
> >> is that "edit SQL" appears to only be an option if I am creating a
> >> table. If I select "append to" the option to edit SQL shades itself as
> >> unavailable.
> >>
> >> The reason I'd like this is that there is a datum in the flat file that
> >> indicates whether that record should be appended to that table noted
> >> above. There are other ways of dealing with this "problem" but it would
> >> be nice to be able to control it using SQL, in the DTS import/export
> >> wizard.
> >>
> >> If the source of my data is an SQL table, I can generate an SQL query
> >> to specify what fields to import in an append, to check for existing
> >> values, etc...
> >>
> >> Is there a way around this? I can reserve a table for data transfers,
> >> regularly overwrite it with new data from text file inputs, and use SQL
> >> to insert select fields from that transfer table to other database
> >> tables. (From this "transfer" table, data needs to be inserted into
> >> four separate tables in our database).
> >>
> >> I hope this is clear. If it CAN'T be done this way, it's okay...just a
> >> little ugly with the need to re-create the transfer table.
> >