DTS data transfer and Update

My DTS package transfers data mostly codes from temp to master table. The master table has 10 description fields for each of the codes. These description fields are then populated using update statements joined with 10 description tables. However, the update process is so inefficient since a single update statement takes several hours to finish.

The second option is to populate description fields as codes are transferred from temp to master table using 10 left outer joins with description tables. But the result was unexpected. It's giving me more than twice as many records as there are in the temp table.

What would be the best (efficient) approach for this situation? Would greately appreciate any help/thoughts.

thanks.I think I would create a view, unload the vie and bcp the data into the table in native format

Do the code tables contain keys?|||a single update statement takes several hours to finish

Then you must be doing something wrong...

The master table has 10 description fields

This sounds like awful design! Fancy posting the DDL of the table in question?sql

DTS Creation issue

Hi all,

Here is the problem : I can not create a DTS package in SQLServer.
=> Error description : access denied
Environment :
- Windows NT4 sp6 Server, french, logon on as "Administrator".
- SQLServer 7.0 sp4, french, logon as "sa" on the NT Server with Enterprise Manager.
- SQLServer Agent runs under an Administrator account

Why can't i create single DTS package ? Strange, isn't it ?
Many thanks for your ideas

BertrandLook for the latest Service Pack (I don't know the exact one but I think it's 3)

Good luck.|||Actually it is the french sp4 for SQLServer 7.0 french.

I can design a DTS package but i can not save it : "Access denied".
Thanks for your help

Originally posted by Crespo-n00b
Look for the latest Service Pack (I don't know the exact one but I think it's 3)

Good luck.|||On SQL ver7 SP4 is the last and latest despite of language.

Can you try creating DTS package using DTS wizard.

dt_addtosourcecontrol

I would like to know this stored
procedures 'dt_addtosourcecontrol' description, funtions,
when, why and how it is used. Thanks.
I try to search the SQL 2000 book online and Microsoft SQL
web site, but can not find the correct information.Please debug the code :-) (It's not documented)
>--Original Message--
>I would like to know this stored
>procedures 'dt_addtosourcecontrol' description, funtions,
>when, why and how it is used. Thanks.
>I try to search the SQL 2000 book online and Microsoft
SQL
>web site, but can not find the correct information.
>.
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