When ingesting files in SSIS via Flat File Connections, a consistent format is key. Sometimes that isn’t the case. Here we’ll look at an example where the carriage return (CR, \r) may or may not be included in the file. The problem A file format can change as easy as tweaking the file in an editor […]
When handing data we can make use of temporary tables to aid with separation or performance. However, they don’t always play nice with Integration Services packages. If we set a source to call a procedure returning the contents of a temporary table we’ll see an error like below: The process is unable to determine the […]
Integration workflows will typically involve handling files. As part of that we’ll need to move them around, for example moving into an archive directory. The File System Task component can be used for a variety of operations such as creating directories or copying files. Here we’re going to look at two specific operations to help […]
Andy Brownsword 