Embedded Text Qualifiers
Feb 16, 2007
We have text files that are comma delimited, use double quotes as text qualifiers and sometimes have embedded double quotes. The embedded double quotes are escaped with an additional double quote like: below.
"123","product q"
"124","product ""a"""
DTS 2000 had no problem with this- it correctly parsed the files. The 2005 SSIS file connection manager correctly parses this in preview mode. But when the task is executed the task fails with the message "The column delimiter for column X was not found".
What is the recommended approach for this - we have alot of files in this format.
thanks
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Apr 2, 2007
Hi Mates,
I am unable to fetch data from Source which is CSV file whose sample contents are given below:
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"Fiscal year";"Posting period";"Company Code";"Functional area";"Profit Center";"Business area";"Group Account";"Posting Level";"Document Type";"Accounting Principle";"Cost Pool";"Financial Owner";"Period Value GC"
"2006";"12";"AR00";"A107";"P1131";"7200";"3410";"10";"18";"GAAP";"#";"#";"$ 0.00"
"2006";"12";"AR00";"A107";"P1131";"9600";"3410";"10";"18";"GAAP";"#";"#";"$ 0.00"
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The error message that comes while I preview the source data:
Error:
"The Preview sample contains embedded text qualifiers. The flat file parser doesnot support embedding text qualifiers in data. Parsing columns that contain data with text qualifiers will fail at runtime"
Is there any alternative to remove these text qualifiers from the file. Do we have any utility that can convert these files into text qualifier free CSV file?
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Aug 15, 2007
Hi
I'm using SSIS to export views & tables in SQL 2005 to csv files. My problem is that when I select that I want to use " as a text qualifier, it also uses them to surround non-text fields such as time/date and integer fields.
In SQL 2000 I used DTS packages and they handled the data without any issues.
Can anyone help?
Ta
Phil
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I'm dumping data from a table via BCP and when BCPing them back in to another table, it errors out on numeric and date fields. I'd like to place quote marks on the text fields. How do I do this using BCP?
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Jul 23, 2005
hello,i would like to know please if there's any mean to changedelimeters (, or ;) and text qualifiers in a file in a i/o file writtenin vb ex:open #1 for ...write #1 ...thx*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***
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Aug 19, 2014
The files have pipe delimters and double quotes as text qualifiers. I can get the file to import with a bulk insert statement, but it brings in the double quotes in as well. What setting is it that can be set to indicate what the text qualifiers are?
Here is are a few sample lines of data:
"id"|"system_id"|"system"|"last_modified_on"|"status"
"1"|"30101"|"H1"|"2013-05-16 09:33:19"|"1"
"2"|"30100"|"H1"|"2013-05-16 16:22:32"|"1"
"3"|"30103"|"H4"|"2013-05-16 16:22:32"|"1"
"4"|"30104"|"H3"|"2013-05-05 01:26:20"|"1"
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Dec 12, 2014
We have an issue with importing a CSV file into SQL where using a double quote " text qualifier is failing. The data is correct but it fails on a particular line, complaining about the qualifier even though the qualifier is in place and previous lines have imported fine.
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Jun 14, 2007
I have the misfortune of converting a DTS package to SSIS that loads a flat file that has a text fields that can contain embedded text delimiters ("), column delimiters (,) and even new lines (CR+LF i.e.,hex 0D 0A) in it. A sample line from the file is posted here, remember this is just one line though it shows as three lines, since the third field has embedded new line in it:
4,"Sam","EVP; MARKETING PRODUCT MANAGER ""Level I"",
Internet Sales / HELP
8005551212",100
If you open in excel it handles it perfectly showing four fields, as below, and this is what I want ( I cannot get it aligned right in the posting, just save the above line in *.csv and open to see what it should be):
4 Sam "EVP; MARKETING PRODUCT MANAGER ""Level I"", 100
Internet Sales / HELP
8005551212"
Now, SSIS errors on the embedded text delimiters and breaks into two or three lines based on which option I chose. I have tried few options based on postings in the forum:
a). Using undouble and undoubleout: Does not work when there are embedded column delimiters (,) in the text field
b). Modified undouble script posted by lvovg at http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1718225&SiteID=1. Handles the embedded column delimiters (,) perfectly, but the embedded new lines (CR+LF i.e.,hex 0D 0A) are breaking it.
Since, I am using the ragged right format to read from the file then use transform script on the line by lvovg, the line is already broken by the ragged right format at the embedded new lines, hence does not work.
Right now I am stuck. Can someone please help (anyone from MS) ? I am already baffled at the amount of coding required to convert a very basic ( and working ) flat file load DTS package to SSIS. I am willing to persist bit longer to convert this to SSIS, before I give up and stick with DTS and wait for a fix / workaround.
Thanks.
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Ex2:
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heres the code
any help would be most appriciatedSelect PS1.number, PS1.brief_description," +
" DateDiff(day, PS1.open_time, Getdate()) as 'Days_Open', PS1.company," +" (select DateDiff(day, AC1.datestamp, Getdate())" +
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" CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), PS1.open_time, 103) as 'Date_logged'" +
" From " + ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DATABASE_NAME"] + ".dbo.probsummarym1 as PS1" +
"where (PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL CPH COGNOS SUPPORT' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL CPH CONS HEALTH' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL CPH PUBLICATIONS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL CPH TERRITORY PLANNER' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL CPH VIEWPLUS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL EDITORIAL' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL EDITORIAL CHEMICAL PIONEER' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL EDITORIAL COMPANY PROFILES' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL EDITORIAL COMPANY SEARCH' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL EDITORIAL GENERIC PLNG & ANLYSER' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL EDITORIAL LIFECYCLE NPF' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL EDITORIAL LIFECYCLE PATENTS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL EDITORIAL LIFECYCLE RDF' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL EDITORIAL MIDAS GENERICS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL FORECASTING ANALOGUE' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL FORECASTING GENERICS MARKET PROGNOSIS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL FORECASTING MARKET PROGNOSIS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL FORECASTING OTC REVIEW' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL FORECASTING THERAPY FORECASTER' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB CHEM INTPACK' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB CLASSFN' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB CORP' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB CUSU' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB DSG' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB GPIN' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB INTPRD' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB KNOWLEDGELINK' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB LICENSING' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB LPIN' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB MARK SEG' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB OTHER' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB PRICES FACTORS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB STANDARDS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL GLOB WHO' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT ACCOUNTS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT ADMINS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT EXEC' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT HPA CODING' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT HPA CPMS' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT HPA PROD CTRL' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT HPA QUALITY CONTROL' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT INTL FIELDWORK' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT IT SOL' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT PANEL CTRL' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT PATIENT DATA CODIN' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT PATIENT DATA PROCESSING' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT PATIENT DATA QRY & SUPPORT' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT PRODUCT REFERENCE' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT PSO' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT QUALITY ASSURANCE' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT RESEARCH HOSPITAL GROUP' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SIT WARD' OR " +
" PS1.assignment = 'PROD - UK CENTRAL SITTINGBOURNE' )" +
" and UPPER(PS1.Status) <> 'CLOSED'
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Hello,
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