Varchar data displaying NULL while loading to the table

  • Hi

    In excel 2007 file, one of the columns contains the below values

    Job Number

    10132386

    10289093

    10132628

    10191002

    10162417

    10137136

    10189017

    10160436

    10133333

    10192752

    10182457

    WSDD-105346353

    WSDD-105685515

    WSDD-105977159

    WSDD-107316895

    WSDD-107479127

    As i am using ssis 2005, installed driver to support the 2007 file format and set the connection string as

    "Data Source="+ @[User::File_Name] + ";Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Extended Properties='Excel 12.0 XML;HDR=YES;IMEX=1';".

    Issue:

    In sql server table, i declared column "Job number" as Varchar.

    While loading the data from SSIS to table, it loads the numeric data correctly, but displayed "NULL" for Varchar data (ie)

    10132386

    10289093

    10132628

    10191002

    10162417

    10137136

    10189017

    10160436

    10133333

    10192752

    10182457

    NULL

    NULL

    NULL

    NULL

    While previewing the data in OLEDB source itself, it is showing "NULL".

    Please advise how to load the varchar data for this scenario.

    Regards

    SqlStud

  • I'd suggest exporting the Excel data to CSV format and importing that instead. You'll save yourself a grey hair or two. Mixed-datatype columns in Excel have cost the world numerous man-years of pain.

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  • Phil Parkin (1/11/2013)


    I'd suggest exporting the Excel data to CSV format and importing that instead. You'll save yourself a grey hair or two. Mixed-datatype columns in Excel have cost the world numerous man-years of pain.

    Thanks Phil.

    Asked teh client to sent the file in CSV format

    Regards

    SqlStud

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