How Do I Store Flat Files
Oct 18, 2006In my application I am allowing the users attach files. I found the data type "Image", Will this also allow regular file attachments?
Thanks,
Steve C.
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How Can I Store Flat Files In SQL SERVER??
Sep 25, 2005How can I store flat files in SQL SERVER??
Actually I am planning to prepare a repository of different files like .xls, .pdf, .doc, .ppt etc and then i will have a web interface to access these files. Can anybody guide me, How can i store these flat files in datbase.
How To Store Column's Value From A Flat File Into A Package Variable?
Oct 7, 2007I have a few flat files that will be retrieved from some SFTP server. One of the flat file will act as a terminal file where it will specify the total number of records expected in each other the flat file.
Data in the terminal.txt
FileName TotalRecords
File1 1000
File2 1500
File3 2000
So, before transforming the data from the flat file sources into the target destination, i wish to do a row count checking for each of the flat file source to make sure that the number of records in the flat file source is tally with the number of records specify in the terminal.txt file. I'm able to get the number of records in each of the flat file by using the RowCount component but don't know how to get the data out from the terminal.txt file in order to make a rowcount comparison.
Can any1 help me on this? Or is there any other way we can do to make sure that the flat file source is alright before proceeding with the data transformation task?
Thanks!
DTS Large Flat Files
Dec 5, 2000I have some Large flat fiiles that I need to export to my SQL Server database. The file sizes range from 16 MB to 116 MB. I've tried to save the files to an excel sread sheet and then export them in that format, but that didn't work. does anyone have any suggestions?
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Apr 13, 2007How can I export data from sql server 2005 table to fixed length flat file without using xp_cmdshell option from sql server stored procedure ?
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Feb 7, 2007hi all
i using SSIS to import flat files and i need support
how can i import flat file from folder inculed many files and when finish start to next and next .....
if can i select from flat files to add condition
like Select * from.....where ......
thanks
Need Help Importing Flat Files
Jan 24, 2008Hello Everyone.
I am a bit new to SQL Server but not to DBA or programming per se. I am having difficulties getting either an Excel or Text flat file to import properly.
I guess it would be best to ask, using either SSIS or BULK INSERT, what options need to be entered for a typical excel flat file?
Store Files In DB
Apr 26, 2004Hi All,
I want to store files (any kind of file) in DB and retrieve them.What is the best method to do it and also please post sample code as I have never done that.
Thanks,
Kumar.
Importing Flat Files To Many Tables
Aug 1, 2006I'm trying to input a few thousand flat files into a few thousand tables in a sql databaseim using integration services with a for each loop to read all the files in a directorythe problem is i can only insert the data from all the files into one tabledoes anyone know a way to do multiple tables? maybe using some sort of variable?
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Nov 3, 2006Hello,
I have a package that contains 22 data flow tasks, one for each flat file that I need to process and import. I decided against making each import a seperate package because I am loading the package in an external application and calling it from there.
Now, everything works beautifully when all my text files are exported from a datasource beyond my control. I have an application that processes a series of files encoded using EBCDIC and I am not always gauranteed that all the flat files will be exported. (There may have not been any data for the day.)
I am looking for suggestions on how to handle files that do not exist. I have tried making a package level error handler (Script task) that checks the error code ("System::ErrorCode") and if it tells me that the file cannot be found, I return Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Sucsess, but that is not working for me, the package still fails. I have also thought about progmatically disabling the tasks that do not have a corresponding flat file, but it seems like over kill.
So I guess my question is this; if the file does not exist, how can I either a) skip the task in the package, or b) quietly handle the error and move on without failing the package?
Thanks!
Lee.
Writing Variables On Flat Files
Aug 3, 2007Hi,
I'm trying to write the content of variables on flat files... is that possible?
Thanks!
Importing Flat Files To Many Tables
Aug 2, 2006I'm trying to input a few thousand flat files into a few thousand tables in a sql database, using SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio.
im using a for each loop to read all the files in a directory
the problem is i can only insert the data from all the files into one table
does anyone know a way to do multiple tables? maybe using some sort of variable?
Where To Perform Validation On Flat Files?
Jun 29, 2006Our ETL process involves some pre-load validation, and I'm wondering how best to implement it in SSIS.
Some details on my situation: I need to import 30 flat files with different data formats into 30 destination tables. In addition, these files share a common header and footer row format, and I need to validate these headers and footers before using the imported data downstream. (For example, the footer contains a record count, and fields in the header and footer should match some user variables.) My first approach was to write a Perl script that splits each file into three (header, data, and footer), but while that makes it easy to import the data section, it's more complicated to validate the header and footer and work them into the control flow. I think I'd also have to copy the same logic for all 30 data flows, which is less than ideal.
It looks like implementing this logic directly in SSIS is a little ugly (though that could be my lack of experience speaking). As I thought about this some more, I came up with a couple other solutions -- any critiques or comments?
1) Write a custom source adapter (which will probably contain the default flat file adapter) that knows how to validate my header and footer. I'd be able to read the file formats from an XML file, which might make my scripts more generic, and I might even be able to handle some custom data conversions more elegantly than I'm doing right now. (These files represent null numerics as whitespace rather than an empty field.)
2) Beef up the Perl splitter to validate the header and footer. If the cleanest approach is to say "assume that SSIS is only loading pre-validated data", this makes the problem entirely external.
Or am I entirely missing the mark here? Any thoughts?
Spliting Flat Files Into Two Destinations
May 18, 2007For some reason I am having a really hard time grasping IS and I have a task that I would imagine is easy.
I have a flat file source with 6 columns, I would like to import this file into two flat files. One file containing columns 1,2,3,5 and the second containing 2,4,5,6. I created the connection managers for both destination files, but I can€™t determine what transformation tool I need to accomplish this task? Could you help?
Generating Reports From Flat Files
Jun 13, 2007Hi
I got two text files with data.I got to compare two files and if there is any inconsistancy between two files I need to dispaly as a report using sql reporting services.I do not know how to do that?
Any source code or suggestion.
Thanx in advance
Using Sql 7.0 To Store Tiff Files
Feb 22, 1999Has anyone used sql 7 to store image data? Is it easy to load .tiff files into a sql database using the image datatype? If anyone knows how to do this, please reply.
Thanks !
Store Procedure To Load Data From Flat File To Staging Table Dynamically - Column Metadata
Apr 9, 2015I am having one store procedure which use to load data from flat file to staging table dynamically.
Everything is working fine.staging_temp table have single column. All the data stored in that single column. below is the sample row.
AB¯ALBERTA ¯93¯AI
AI¯ALBERTA INDIRECT ¯94¯AI
AL¯ALABAMA ¯30¯
After the staging_temp data gets inserted into main table.my probelm is to handle such a file where number of columns are more than the actual table.
If you see the sample rows there are 4 column separated by "¯".but actual I am having only 3 columns in my main table.so how can I get only first 3 column from the satging_temp table.
Output should be like below.
AB¯ALBERTA ¯93
AI¯ALBERTA INDIRECT ¯94
AL¯ALABAMA ¯30
How to achieve above scenario...
Loading Large Flat Files Into A SQL Database Using DTS
Dec 7, 2000Here's my delema, I have a file that's 308 bytes wide by 5.7 million records. The record length is fixed and the position and width of the known within the record. When I run DTS I recieve this error Msg MS DTS flat file provide and Err Diesdription: error creating file mapping view: not enough storage is available to process this command. Then when I try to continue with the wizard, it will not allow me to separate the data into the format that I need. Is there any other way to import this file using DTS?
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Feb 21, 2012So we are running SQL 2000 and we use a DTS Package to load about 100 txt files to different tables in a SQL DB.
So in DTS packages you define the connection (database) and the different source files will connect to the connection.
You define the destination on the flow arrow. My question is how do i accomplish this in SQL 2008 using SSIS. (upgrading SQL).
SSIS Mapping Columns From Flat Files
Jan 4, 2008I had to use use ssis 2005 in a short project recently & had littletime to work it out. I was importing a whole bunch of flat files intoSQL Server tables with many derived columns and transformations inbetween.It seems to automatically map columns from the flat file to columns inthe sql table where the names of the columns are equal. But can italso do it automatically on position, so flat file column 1 goes tosql table colum 1, etc, etc? In each flat file I had to manually clickand drag the columns across to map them which took a very long time asthere were hundreds of columns in some tables!Thanks.
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Apr 23, 2008
Hi Evry one,
I Have Multiple Flat Files in Source Folder(They have Naming Conventions With Todays Date ex: Flatfile_20082204_1,Flatfile_20082204_2,Flatfile_20082204_3 ),
I need to Extract Each and Evry file by Dynamically, and Transform the Flat File then load that Flat file into the Destination Folder with Standard Prefix and Todays Date with a Sequence No ex:Flatfile_20082304_A,Flatfile_20082304_B, Flatfile_20082304_C
Please HELP Me
Thanks In Advance.
Exporting Multiple Tables As Flat Files
Sep 20, 2006Hi.
I've tried to create a SSIS package to simply export a bunch of tables as flat files, and am having troubles because when the for each loop hits the second table the column mappings in the flat file destination are not synchronised with its schema.
I created a for each loop with an enumerator that returns the table names and sets a user variable.
I created a data flow task which dynamically connects to the table name variable.
In the Flat File Destination there is a column mapping property, but I don't know how to reset these mappings on each iteration.
Any ideas?
Flat Files Without Column Names; How To Map Over 250 Columns
Jan 11, 2007hi,
i am sure this question must have been anwsered some where, but after a lot of searching i still have not find the anwser.
i have flat files without column headers (267 columns in total).
since i have the file's description i have created a table to house these extracts with the columns in the same order as in the flat files.
additionally, i have an excel containing a list of the column names their data types and length as well as their position on the flat files.
in the old, DTS would map the columns without headers to those columns in the destination table using their order, in which case it works like a breeze for me. but i can not find a way of doing that in SSIS.
i would very much appreciate someone's assistance on this one since i am sure that there must be a better way than manually (and tediously & error prone) to map all those columns.
thanks in advance
SSIS Issue With Flat Files Not Wanting To See CR/LF
Mar 14, 2008I have an issue with an SSIS package I was hoping to get some commentary on.
I am taking a flat file, scrubbing it in SSIS, and exporting it into a different package.
The files are fixed width. Both Fixed Width, and Ragged Right settings are not working, I've tried both.
My current config on the flat file connection is set to use the file name as variable. The format is "Ragged Right". The Text Qualifier is "<none>". The Header row and Header rows to skip are <CR><LF> and 0. The column names in first row are not checked.
In the advanced tab, 43 columns are defined. The output and input have all been verified numerous times to conform to the file spec.
When previewing the file in preview, only one record shows up even though the file contains multiple.
What it's doing is the last column contains the CR and LF characters and then it continues putting the other rows in that column (it is ignoring the CR LF and not going to the next row)
WHen I click on "Columns" in the flat file connector, it displays the rows of information as it should. When I click back down to preview a second time, the rows are displayed as they should.
The initial time you preview, the rows are jacked up and all smashed onto the first row. WHen trying to execute the package, I get a truncation error because the last column is supposed to be 7 in length, and contains multiple data rows in it.
When trying the option "Fixed Width" it does the same thing. It ignores the CR LF and makes everything one row.
Can someone please explain what it is I'm doing wrong? Or why when I click to preview the first time it is broken, but when clicking on columns and then back to Preview it is fixed?
How To Archive The Flat Files After They Are Loaded Into A Directory
Aug 21, 2007I have to archive the Flat files after they are loaded into an archive folder with a Date time stamp on the folder in the format mmddyyyyhhmmss what task should i use in ssis to complete this and can i do this task for multiple files in the directory, how should i configure such that all files are archived and placed in one directory with a current timestamp, Please Provide me with a solution
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Aug 2, 2006Is there a better way to handle fixed width flat files than the built-in SSIS capability? I have a fixed width file with over 400 columns and it looks like I need to manually click lines where each column starts/ends (quite tedious and prone to error). I have an excel version of the spec with start position, length, and data type for each column. So far it looks like the only way to automate this task is to somehow automatically generate the package XML from the spec and paste it into the dtsx file. Anyone know of a better way?
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Mar 5, 2008Hello,
I have to import flat files with headers and footers. I found how not to import headers but still have issues with footers. Is there a quick way to do that?
How To Store Uploaded Files In An SQL Database?
Apr 11, 2007Hi FriendsCan anyone tell me how to store uploaded files from the user to the SQL database and later give an option of downloading the file probably in the form of a GridView control. How do we write code to allow the user to download the uploaded files. I have written code to upload and store the files into a folder, however, I'm not able to collect data from the folder later and the folder is only accessible offline using the server system which I do not want to happen. Can anyone help me with this?Thanks
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May 23, 2008I am almost done with a simple page to have a user select a file (using the FileUpload object), give it a short description and associate it with an item from a listbox. Thensave these pieces of data to a new row in a SQL DB.
My issue...
The SQLSmd.ExecuteNonQuery FAILS...
I have got all the fields able to connect and almost save... but for the actual "document" field errors out. The user can select any type of file (image, word, excel, Powerpoint, etc) for storage into the DB. I am not storing a referance to a file or the path to a file but the actual file in SQL.In the DB I have the field (Document) set to a type of VarBinary(8000) in the table. Here is thethe corrisponding code in my app...
Dim bArray As Byte...bArray = FileUpload1.PostedFile.InputStream.ReadByte()... SQLCmd.Parameters.Add("@Document", Data.SqlDbType.VarBinary, 8000).Value = bArray...iReturn = SQLCmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
ERRORThe first section of the stact trace...
[InvalidCastException: Invalid cast from 'System.Byte' to 'System.Byte[]'.] System.Convert.DefaultToType(IConvertible value, Type targetType, IFormatProvider provider) +867 System.Byte.System.IConvertible.ToType(Type type, IFormatProvider provider) +37 System.Convert.ChangeType(Object value, Type conversionType, IFormatProvider provider) +408 System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter.CoerceValue(Object value, MetaType destinationType) +896
How To Store GIF,BMP,JPEG Files In SQLServer.
Jan 19, 2000Hello friends,
Can anybody pls explain me how I can store GIF,BMP,JPEG files in SQLServer
using Image data type or anything else .Thanks in advance.
Rajesh George.
Can We Store HTML/Word/PDF Files In SQL 6.5?
Apr 30, 1999Hi all,
We've a requirement from our client for converting their paper documents
in electronic format. In order to do so, we need to know whether SQL Server
6.5 has a capability of storing documents in HTML or Word(6.0 or later) or PDF
format into the database?
Any help/link is highly appreciated.
Cheers,
Nimesh
How Store Video Files In Sql Database
Jan 24, 2008how store video files in sql database.Also i want to know cording part
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Feb 8, 2007
Hi, I'm a beginner with VB.NET and SQL and I would like to store files (like Images, Document...) in a Table of SQL but I have no idea how to do it.
This is my connection string, and examples of how I do queries, please help me...
Private cn As New SqlClient.SqlConnection
Private cn2 As New SqlClient.SqlCommand
cn.ConnectionString = stringa
cn.Open()
cn2 .Connection = cncn2
CommandType = CommandType.Text
Dim ESEGUI As String
cn2 .CommandText = "INSERT INTO users (nickname) values ('Paolo')
ESEGUI = cn2 .ExecuteNonQuery()
Dim oDr As SqlClient.SqlDataReader
cn2 .CommandText = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE Nickname like 'Paolo'"
oDr = cn2 .ExecuteReader
Thanks