DTS and SQL Server

Is it possible to run Data Transformation Services (DTS) on demand by having a user click on a button in an application with SQl Server?
I am creating a project in vb.net where I want the user to be able to hit an "update" button and data will be updated to my SQL Server table by DTS.

Also is it possible to check for duplicate entries before running DTS? E.g I want to append to my table but exclude duplicate entries UNLESS the data has changed for that entry.>>Is it possible to run Data Transformation Services (DTS) on demand

Yes. http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/01/WebQA/

>>Also is it possible to check for duplicate entries before running DTS

Make this a step in your dts package

DTS - Access Commection Properties

Does anyone know what the different values are (and what they mean) on the "Database Locking Mode" column off of the advanced button on a microsoft access connection within a DTS package on SQL server 7.0 ?

It's a 4 byte signed integer type with a default value of zero

Cheers,

DuncanMaybe this (http://www.able-consulting.com/tech.htm) will help?

DTS

I just downloaded and installed DTS for SQL 2005. Now the million
dollar question
How it I run it is there a button, link, click, dropdown, or setup of
external tools I need to do?
Hi
Check out the information in books online or at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143706.aspx, hopefully that will
point you in the right direction!
John
"frogman7" wrote:

> I just downloaded and installed DTS for SQL 2005. Now the million
> dollar question
> How it I run it is there a button, link, click, dropdown, or setup of
> external tools I need to do?
>
|||Hi
Check out the information in Books online or at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143706.aspx hopefully that will
point you in the right direction!
John
"frogman7" wrote:

> I just downloaded and installed DTS for SQL 2005. Now the million
> dollar question
> How it I run it is there a button, link, click, dropdown, or setup of
> external tools I need to do?
>
|||The mySQL DBA told me about DTS and that in SQL 2000 it was a button
click then the dialog box displayed asking for source and destination
of data to move. I added an external tool to this location:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\DTExecUI. exe
Is this the right exe file to use?
|||Hi
DTSRun.exe is the program to use to run SQL 2000 packages DTExecUI.exe
is for SSIS packages.
John
"frogman7" wrote:

> The mySQL DBA told me about DTS and that in SQL 2000 it was a button
> click then the dialog box displayed asking for source and destination
> of data to move. I added an external tool to this location:
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\DTExecUI. exe
> Is this the right exe file to use?
>
|||I have done something wrong because the only DTSRun.exe just runs
command prompt window and goes away.
This is the path to the file:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn
I am using SQL 2005 and downloaded the 2005 version from MS web site.
Is there a better place to get the file from.
|||Hi
DTSrun is used to run the packages, try DTSRUN /? from a command prompt to
get the command line options. If you have installed SQL Server2005_DTS.msi
then you should have a package called "SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer
Components" in Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs. You will the be able to
access and open packages through the legacy branch in the Object Explorer in
SQL Server Management Studio.
HTH
John
"frogman7" wrote:

> I have done something wrong because the only DTSRun.exe just runs
> command prompt window and goes away.
> This is the path to the file:
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn
> I am using SQL 2005 and downloaded the 2005 version from MS web site.
> Is there a better place to get the file from.
>

DTS

I just downloaded and installed DTS for SQL 2005. Now the million
dollar question
How it I run it is there a button, link, click, dropdown, or setup of
external tools I need to do'Hi
Check out the information in books online or at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143706.aspx, hopefully that will
point you in the right direction!
John
"frogman7" wrote:
> I just downloaded and installed DTS for SQL 2005. Now the million
> dollar question
> How it I run it is there a button, link, click, dropdown, or setup of
> external tools I need to do'
>|||Hi
Check out the information in Books online or at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143706.aspx hopefully that will
point you in the right direction!
John
"frogman7" wrote:
> I just downloaded and installed DTS for SQL 2005. Now the million
> dollar question
> How it I run it is there a button, link, click, dropdown, or setup of
> external tools I need to do'
>|||The mySQL DBA told me about DTS and that in SQL 2000 it was a button
click then the dialog box displayed asking for source and destination
of data to move. I added an external tool to this location:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\DTExecUI.exe
Is this the right exe file to use?|||Hi
DTSRun.exe is the program to use to run SQL 2000 packages DTExecUI.exe
is for SSIS packages.
John
"frogman7" wrote:
> The mySQL DBA told me about DTS and that in SQL 2000 it was a button
> click then the dialog box displayed asking for source and destination
> of data to move. I added an external tool to this location:
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\DTExecUI.exe
> Is this the right exe file to use?
>|||I have done something wrong because the only DTSRun.exe just runs
command prompt window and goes away.
This is the path to the file:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn
I am using SQL 2005 and downloaded the 2005 version from MS web site.
Is there a better place to get the file from.|||Hi
DTSrun is used to run the packages, try DTSRUN /? from a command prompt to
get the command line options. If you have installed SQL Server2005_DTS.msi
then you should have a package called "SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer
Components" in Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs. You will the be able to
access and open packages through the legacy branch in the Object Explorer in
SQL Server Management Studio.
HTH
John
"frogman7" wrote:
> I have done something wrong because the only DTSRun.exe just runs
> command prompt window and goes away.
> This is the path to the file:
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn
> I am using SQL 2005 and downloaded the 2005 version from MS web site.
> Is there a better place to get the file from.
>

DTS

I just downloaded and installed DTS for SQL 2005. Now the million
dollar question
How it I run it is there a button, link, click, dropdown, or setup of
external tools I need to do'Hi
Check out the information in books online or at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143706.aspx, hopefully that will
point you in the right direction!
John
"frogman7" wrote:

> I just downloaded and installed DTS for SQL 2005. Now the million
> dollar question
> How it I run it is there a button, link, click, dropdown, or setup of
> external tools I need to do'
>|||Hi
Check out the information in Books online or at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143706.aspx hopefully that will
point you in the right direction!
John
"frogman7" wrote:

> I just downloaded and installed DTS for SQL 2005. Now the million
> dollar question
> How it I run it is there a button, link, click, dropdown, or setup of
> external tools I need to do'
>|||The mysql DBA told me about DTS and that in SQL 2000 it was a button
click then the dialog box displayed asking for source and destination
of data to move. I added an external tool to this location:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE
\DTExecUI.exe
Is this the right exe file to use?|||Hi
DTSRun.exe is the program to use to run SQL 2000 packages DTExecUI.exe
is for SSIS packages.
John
"frogman7" wrote:

> The mysql DBA told me about DTS and that in SQL 2000 it was a button
> click then the dialog box displayed asking for source and destination
> of data to move. I added an external tool to this location:
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE
\DTExecUI.exe
> Is this the right exe file to use?
>|||I have done something wrong because the only DTSRun.exe just runs
command prompt window and goes away.
This is the path to the file:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn
I am using SQL 2005 and downloaded the 2005 version from MS web site.
Is there a better place to get the file from.|||Hi
DTSrun is used to run the packages, try DTSRUN /? from a command prompt to
get the command line options. If you have installed SQL Server2005_DTS.msi
then you should have a package called "SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer
Components" in Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs. You will the be able to
access and open packages through the legacy branch in the Object Explorer in
SQL Server Management Studio.
HTH
John
"frogman7" wrote:

> I have done something wrong because the only DTSRun.exe just runs
> command prompt window and goes away.
> This is the path to the file:
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn
> I am using SQL 2005 and downloaded the 2005 version from MS web site.
> Is there a better place to get the file from.
>