Importing in ssis when a file is of a certain size

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Importing in ssis when a file is of a certain size

YarHad

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April 25, 2013 at 9:30 am

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Hi All,
I am creating packages that import xml files.
however I want to import files that are more than 213kb in size. I have a fore each container which picks up the files.
Is there any way in ssis to check for the file size before importing?
Any help will be highly appreciated
Thanks
Yarhad

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sgmunson SSC Guru Points: 110640 More actions · Answer 1

Finding out the file size isn't difficult, but the real question is why the size matters. What do you intend to do differently if the size is 512KB instead of 213KB, and why? If you have a For Each loop in place, will you need to check each file before processing it?

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YarHad Mr or Mrs. 500 Points: 550 More actions · Answer 2

Thanks steve for your reply.

the situation is this...

I have xml files that I import everyday and when the file size is say 1kb,

the file structure doesn't match the destination table because the file is empty of data.

but when it is say 245 or even 16kb in size then it has data and hence the file structure matches the destination table.

I am just looking for a way to ignore the files that have a size of 1kb. something like that

Thanks

Yarhad

YarHad Mr or Mrs. 500 Points: 550 More actions · Answer 3

Hi Steve

Sorry, and yes if I have a for each loop container, I will need to check each file before I process it

thanks Yarhad

Sid Seton SSC Rookie Points: 42 More actions · Answer 4

Within a container I use a script task to verify the file

eg.

Dim FileInf As FileInfo

FileInf = New FileInfo(Dts.Variables("User::FullFileName").Value.ToString())

Dts.Variables("User::FileSize").Value = CInt(FileInf.Length)

and then depending on the filesize set a status flag, which I then use a precedence constraint outside of the script to select the component output flow as per diagram.