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Compress Dynamic Files Using 7-Zip in SSIS

Abstract This blog post is in response to a request/comment from Thato in this previous article. Hence, I have taken much of the logic used in the aforementioned article and changed it from static to dynamic file compression. Thus, I am still using SQL Server Integration Services’ Execute Process Task to compress dynamic files into a …

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Using REST API in SSIS to Extract Top 100 User Tweets

Abstract The growing popularity of the use of social networks by businesses indicate a possible change in ETL requirements. Part of this change is that developers had to revise existing ETL model such that it caters for sourcing of data off the internet in addition to the traditional flat files or OLE/ODBC Connections. In this …

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Load Integration Services Assembly File Into Visual Studio 2010 Project

Abstract SQL Server Integration Services 2012 comes with a new API for scripting packages which is called MOM – Managed Object Model. This API is accessed through the Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.IntegrationServices.dll assembly file. However, when you create an SSIS 2012 project/package using Visual Studio 2010, the assembly file is missing. In this post, I will show you …

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SSIS 2012: Programmatically Create Catalog

Abstract I have a client that has already started migrating existing SQL Server environments to SQL Server 2012. Thus, this article will demonstrate creating a catalog and catalog folder using a Script Task component. Requirements Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Article We begin by launching Microsoft Visual Studio and creating a new Integration Services Project which …

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Programmatically Import Delimited Text File with Derived Columns into Flat File Destination Using SSIS’s Script Task Tool

Abstract This article is in response to a request that was sent by one of my blog\’s subscribers regarding scripting an SSIS package with derived columns that sources text file and writes data into another text file. Thus, this article demonstrates creating a SQL Server Integration Services package that imports a text file with derived …

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Programmatically Import Flat File Data Source into SQL Server 2008 Using SSIS’s Script Task Tool

Abstract This article demonstrates creating a SQL Server Integration Services package that imports a text file into SQL Server database table using a Script Task component. Requirements Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SQL Server 2005 (or later editions) create_table_script.txt flat_src.txt selectSIFISO_Flat_File_Source_into_OLE_DB_Destination_Using_CSharp.txt Article We begin by launching Microsoft Visual Studio and creating a new Integration Services Project …

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Download & Save SSIS Packages from SQL Server 2008 Instance to XML Format

Abstract This article explains how to Programmatically download SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages from an instance of SQL Server 2008 and save them into an XML file using Microsoft’s SSIS Script Task component. Requirements Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (or later editions) SQL Server 2005 (or later editions) Article If the above requirements are all …

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Programmatically Insert into SQL Server Table from an Excel File Using SSIS Script Tasks

Abstract This article explains how to Programmatically create an SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package with a Script Task component. Requirements Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (or later editions) SQL Server 2005 (or later editions) AdventureWorks2008 database (downloadable database file available here) Article If the above requirements are all met, we will begin by launching the …

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Programmatically Transfer SQL Server Objects (Schema) Using C#

Abstract This article explains how to Programmatically create an SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package with a Transfer SQL Server Objects component. The Transfer SQL Server Objects tasks allow ETL developers to copy one or more Microsoft SQL server objects (i.e. views, stored procedures, tables, schema, etc) into another SQL instance. For the purposes of …

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