dts : call 2 procs within one execute sql task

Hi :

Can i call 2 procs within one task?
I have sp_proc1 ? (and have declared one global variable as input
parameter)
now i have another sp_proc2 which uses same input parameter

but if i write two statements like this within one task, i get an
error

exec sp_proc1 ?
exec sp_proc2 ?

I can solve the problem by writing them in 2 separate tasks, but would
like one task.

Please help..

thanks
Rashikarashika (rshivaraman@.ibs.com) writes:
> Can i call 2 procs within one task?
> I have sp_proc1 ? (and have declared one global variable as input
> parameter)
> now i have another sp_proc2 which uses same input parameter
> but if i write two statements like this within one task, i get an
> error

Standard question: what error is that? Even if the error appears to
be gibberish to you, it may not do to anyone else. (But since I don't
know DTS, it might be gibberish to me too. :-)

> exec sp_proc1 ?
> exec sp_proc2 ?
> I can solve the problem by writing them in 2 separate tasks, but would
> like one task.

You could always write a wrapping procedure:

CREATE MyWrapper @.s <datatype> AS
EXEC sp_proc1 @.s
EXEC sp_proc2 @.s

Note: the prefix sp_ is reserved for system stored procedure, and SQL Server
first looks for these in the master database. Do not use sp_ for your own
prodedure.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se

Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techin.../2000/books.asp

DTS - Excel file path from a table

SQL 2000
I got a table with file names and path for the Excel files to be loaded into
a sql table.
My plan is to use DTS and global variable to assign the path and file name
and use that as the source for the data-pump.
Any thoughts or sample code to achieve this '
Thanks In Advance
JeffYou would probably want to have a look at these two articles then.
Looping, Importing and Archiving
(http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?246)
How to loop through a global variable Rowset
(http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?298)
--
Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new stuff.
www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
"MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
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> SQL 2000
> I got a table with file names and path for the Excel files to be loaded
> into a sql table.
> My plan is to use DTS and global variable to assign the path and file name
> and use that as the source for the data-pump.
> Any thoughts or sample code to achieve this '
> Thanks In Advance
> Jeff
>|||Thanks Allan
My Excel sheet contains different sheets and I just want to read one sheet
to load into table. Thoughts/Ideas '
Thanks
"Allan Mitchell" <allan@.no-spam.sqldts.com> wrote in message
news:eAuNYX74EHA.828@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> You would probably want to have a look at these two articles then.
> Looping, Importing and Archiving
> (http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?246)
> How to loop through a global variable Rowset
> (http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?298)
> --
>
> Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
> www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
> www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new stuff.
> www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
>
> "MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
> news:u$ZIoQ74EHA.924@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> SQL 2000
>> I got a table with file names and path for the Excel files to be loaded
>> into a sql table.
>> My plan is to use DTS and global variable to assign the path and file
>> name and use that as the source for the data-pump.
>> Any thoughts or sample code to achieve this '
>> Thanks In Advance
>> Jeff
>>
>|||The worksheets/named ranges within a workbook will be exposed to DTS as
table objects.
So this will give you the ability to change the DataSource property of the
Excel workbook and the SourceObjectName of the DataPump task.
Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new stuff.
www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
"MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
news:O%23LVGP84EHA.2540@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Allan
> My Excel sheet contains different sheets and I just want to read one sheet
> to load into table. Thoughts/Ideas '
> Thanks
>
> "Allan Mitchell" <allan@.no-spam.sqldts.com> wrote in message
> news:eAuNYX74EHA.828@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> You would probably want to have a look at these two articles then.
>> Looping, Importing and Archiving
>> (http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?246)
>> How to loop through a global variable Rowset
>> (http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?298)
>> --
>>
>> Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
>> www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
>> www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new
>> stuff.
>> www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
>>
>> "MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
>> news:u$ZIoQ74EHA.924@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> SQL 2000
>> I got a table with file names and path for the Excel files to be loaded
>> into a sql table.
>> My plan is to use DTS and global variable to assign the path and file
>> name and use that as the source for the data-pump.
>> Any thoughts or sample code to achieve this '
>> Thanks In Advance
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>|||Thanks Allan. That did it.
"Allan Mitchell" <allan@.no-spam.sqldts.com> wrote in message
news:%23B%23e8JA5EHA.828@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> The worksheets/named ranges within a workbook will be exposed to DTS as
> table objects.
> So this will give you the ability to change the DataSource property of the
> Excel workbook and the SourceObjectName of the DataPump task.
>
> --
>
> Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
> www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
> www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new stuff.
> www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
>
> "MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
> news:O%23LVGP84EHA.2540@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Allan
>> My Excel sheet contains different sheets and I just want to read one
>> sheet to load into table. Thoughts/Ideas '
>> Thanks
>>
>> "Allan Mitchell" <allan@.no-spam.sqldts.com> wrote in message
>> news:eAuNYX74EHA.828@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> You would probably want to have a look at these two articles then.
>> Looping, Importing and Archiving
>> (http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?246)
>> How to loop through a global variable Rowset
>> (http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?298)
>> --
>>
>> Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
>> www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
>> www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new
>> stuff.
>> www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
>>
>> "MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
>> news:u$ZIoQ74EHA.924@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> SQL 2000
>> I got a table with file names and path for the Excel files to be loaded
>> into a sql table.
>> My plan is to use DTS and global variable to assign the path and file
>> name and use that as the source for the data-pump.
>> Any thoughts or sample code to achieve this '
>> Thanks In Advance
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>

DTS - Excel file path from a table

SQL 2000
I got a table with file names and path for the Excel files to be loaded into
a sql table.
My plan is to use DTS and global variable to assign the path and file name
and use that as the source for the data-pump.
Any thoughts or sample code to achieve this ?
Thanks In Advance
Jeff
You would probably want to have a look at these two articles then.
Looping, Importing and Archiving
(http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?246)
How to loop through a global variable Rowset
(http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?298)
Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new stuff.
www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
"MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
news:u$ZIoQ74EHA.924@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> SQL 2000
> I got a table with file names and path for the Excel files to be loaded
> into a sql table.
> My plan is to use DTS and global variable to assign the path and file name
> and use that as the source for the data-pump.
> Any thoughts or sample code to achieve this ?
> Thanks In Advance
> Jeff
>
|||Thanks Allan
My Excel sheet contains different sheets and I just want to read one sheet
to load into table. Thoughts/Ideas ?
Thanks
"Allan Mitchell" <allan@.no-spam.sqldts.com> wrote in message
news:eAuNYX74EHA.828@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> You would probably want to have a look at these two articles then.
> Looping, Importing and Archiving
> (http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?246)
> How to loop through a global variable Rowset
> (http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?298)
> --
>
> Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
> www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
> www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new stuff.
> www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
>
> "MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
> news:u$ZIoQ74EHA.924@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
|||The worksheets/named ranges within a workbook will be exposed to DTS as
table objects.
So this will give you the ability to change the DataSource property of the
Excel workbook and the SourceObjectName of the DataPump task.

Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new stuff.
www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
"MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
news:O%23LVGP84EHA.2540@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Allan
> My Excel sheet contains different sheets and I just want to read one sheet
> to load into table. Thoughts/Ideas ?
> Thanks
>
> "Allan Mitchell" <allan@.no-spam.sqldts.com> wrote in message
> news:eAuNYX74EHA.828@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
|||Thanks Allan. That did it.
"Allan Mitchell" <allan@.no-spam.sqldts.com> wrote in message
news:%23B%23e8JA5EHA.828@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> The worksheets/named ranges within a workbook will be exposed to DTS as
> table objects.
> So this will give you the ability to change the DataSource property of the
> Excel workbook and the SourceObjectName of the DataPump task.
>
> --
>
> Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
> www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
> www.SQLIS.com - You thought DTS was good. here we show you the new stuff.
> www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
>
> "MS User" <sqlman@.sql.com> wrote in message
> news:O%23LVGP84EHA.2540@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>

DTEXEC /SET

Hello,

I have a command line as following, with DTEXEC to launch the execution of a package and to set a value (13335) of an user variable called CIB (string type):

dtexec /f c:\temp\PackageInsert.dtsx
/set \Package\DataFlowTask.Variables[Utilisateur::CIB].Properties[Value];13335

But I have got an error message saying that the object is not known in the package. My variable does exist in the variable window of the dataflow part.
Thank you for telling me what to set so that the variable can be set by the command line.

Regards,
Marie-Thrèse

I suspect the problem is the path in the set statement, check that the variable is scoped to the data flow task and notthe package for example. To help find the correct path, use the configurations wizard to set the variable value property, and just copy the path you get in there.

|||

Thank you so much for your advice. How should I do to use the configurations wizard, in order to get the correct path ?

|||

Marie-Thrèse wrote:

Thank you so much for your advice. How should I do to use the configurations wizard, in order to get the correct path ?

Every time you set up a configuration you have to tell it which object property you are talking about. On the last screen of the wizard the property paths are displayed.

-Jamie

|||

Thanks a lot Jamie for your advice

DT_Str and trailing whitespace?

I have a OLE DB Source going to a flat file destination. My source is a sql variable with "select * from tablename" which have varchar datatypes. Yet I'm getting trailing spaces at the end of some of my columns (for instance, my address column).

I've checked the data by doing a "select Max(Len(address)) from tablename" and the max is only like 34 chars, yet each of them have 100 chars total.

Taking a look at my flat file connection, the outputColumnWidth is 100, and datatype is string [DT_STR]. Am I crazy? What's the problem here? Is the DT_STR datatype the equivalent of char, and not varchar?

Any help, of course, will be appreciated.
LEN does not count trailing spaces.

Try this: select max(len(replace(address,' ','*')))
|||What about using a derived column in the dataflow using ltrim/rtrim/trim function?|||Are you using a fixed length flat file format, or a delimited format?|||Yeah, are you doing a fixed width format on your file? Please share the format of your destination flat file. Fixed width will be 100, in this case. No way around that.|||Thanks for the responses...

The flat file destination is delimited, not fixed width.

As I checked the select max(len(replace(),' ','*')), I see that the data is bad... thanks so much for the help!!! Think that should fix it.

|||I'm curious to know what's bad about the data. Varchars don't store trailing spaces so I'm curious to just know the end result.|||Basically I have about 4 SSIS Packages taking data through a long set of processes. In one of the initial processes, I found that the address field was being stored as a char(500). Later on in the process, it's run through a data conversion that put it as a varchar(100), which is where it remained through the rest of the packages. But at this point, I guess, the trailing spaces were already in there, and remained in there.

I had thought the data was fine this whole time, mainly because when I used the TSQL len() function, the data seemed fine. Same with in Management studio, I'd double-click the separators between column headers to let it auto-resize the column to fit the largest address, without spaces at the end.

Glad I found it... thanks for all the help. =)