How to use my file watcher task.

  • I am using this file watcher task:

    http://www.sqlis.com/sqlis/post/File-Watcher-Task.aspx

    When my user places a file in a directory it fires off and sends the file via FTP.

    Works fine, but my question/problem is I need for my package/job to run 24 hours a day. How do I schedule this as job? Do I schedule the job to run every minute? Then if I do that it sends an error (because there is no file there)

    Do I just turn off the error notification? Or is there a better way I'm not thinking of?

  • krypto69 (9/13/2012)


    I am using this file watcher task:

    http://www.sqlis.com/sqlis/post/File-Watcher-Task.aspx

    When my user places a file in a directory it fires off and sends the file via FTP.

    Works fine, but my question/problem is I need for my package/job to run 24 hours a day. How do I schedule this as job? Do I schedule the job to run every minute? Then if I do that it sends an error (because there is no file there)

    Do I just turn off the error notification? Or is there a better way I'm not thinking of?

    If there is no file, the job should not complete - it should just pause while the FW is waiting for the file to appear. What is the error message?

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
    - Martin Rees
    The absence of consumable DDL, sample data and desired results is, however, evidence of the absence of my response
    - Phil Parkin

  • Here's the error..works fine if a file is there..

    Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved. Started: 12:30:59 PM Error: 2012-09-13 12:31:00.10 Code: 0x00000000 Source: File Watcher Task FileWatcherTask Description: The Path specified is not a valid directory. Please check directory exists and has appropriate security permissions (N:\CitiStreet_PGP_Source\401K). End Error Error: 2012-09-13 12:31:00.10 Code: 0xC0024107 Source: File Watcher Task Description: There were errors during task validation. End Error DTExec: The package execution returned DTSER_FAILURE (1). Started: 12:30:59 PM Finished: 12:31:00 PM Elapsed: 0.328 seconds. The package execution failed. The step failed.

  • krypto69 (9/13/2012)


    Here's the error..works fine if a file is there..

    Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved. Started: 12:30:59 PM Error: 2012-09-13 12:31:00.10 Code: 0x00000000 Source: File Watcher Task FileWatcherTask Description: The Path specified is not a valid directory. Please check directory exists and has appropriate security permissions (N:\CitiStreet_PGP_Source\401K). End Error Error: 2012-09-13 12:31:00.10 Code: 0xC0024107 Source: File Watcher Task Description: There were errors during task validation. End Error DTExec: The package execution returned DTSER_FAILURE (1). Started: 12:30:59 PM Finished: 12:31:00 PM Elapsed: 0.328 seconds. The package execution failed. The step failed.

    Presumably the directory does exist all the time?

    Have you tried using a UNC path rather than N:\...?

    What have you put in the 'path' property of the FW task?

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
    - Martin Rees
    The absence of consumable DDL, sample data and desired results is, however, evidence of the absence of my response
    - Phil Parkin

  • The directory is there all the time.

    I'll try the UNC path.

    Kinda wierd tho, cause it does work fine when the end user drops a file in..

  • UNC path worked...thanks!

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