Running the dts run utility through xp_cmdShell Problem

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Running the dts run utility through xp_cmdShell Problem

Karthika Raman

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April 4, 2006 at 12:56 pm

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Hi,
The DTS package runs fine through Enterprise manager successfully. However, when scheduled through a job that runs the dts through the following code:
DECLARE @findfile int
Exec @findfile = master.dbo.xp_cmdShell 'dir \\ServerName\folder\filename.xls', no_output
IF (@findfile=0)
BEGIN
Exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'dtsrun -E -Server\Instance -N"DataImport"'
END
The servername specified in the above statement in a different server than the server that the package resides on.
This is the error that I get when I try to run the same code using query analyzer:
DTSRun: Loading...
DTSRun: Executing...
DTSRun OnStart: DTSStep_DTSExecuteSQLTask_1
DTSRun OnFinish: DTSStep_DTSExecuteSQLTask_1
DTSRun OnStart: DTSStep_DTSDataPumpTask_1
DTSRun OnError: DTSStep_DTSDataPumpTask_1, Error = -2147024893 (80070003)
   Error string: The system cannot find the path specified.

   Error source: Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package
   Help file: sqldts80.hlp
   Help context: 1100

Error Detail Records:

Error: -2147024893 (80070003); Provider Error: 0 (0)
   Error string: The system cannot find the path specified.

   Error source: Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package
   Help file: sqldts80.hlp
   Help context: 1100

Error: -2147024893 (80070003); Provider Error: 0 (0)
   Error string: Cannot open a log file of specified name. The system cannot find the path specified.

   Error source: Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package
   Help file: sqldts80.hlp
   Help context: 4700

DTSRun OnFinish: DTSStep_DTSDataPumpTask_1

Error: -2147220440 (80040428); Provider Error: 0 (0)
   Error string: Package failed because Step 'DTSStep_DTSDataPumpTask_1' failed.
   Error source: Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package
   Help file: sqldts80.hlp
   Help context: 700

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The job is owned by the SQLService account(Windows account) that has System Admin rights and also is part of the Domain Admin User group. The Domain Admin User group has full rights on the file that the DTS is trying to access.
Any help in trying to figure out why the schedule job cannot find the file path would be appreciated.

Thanks
KR

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kevin mann Hall of Fame Points: 3894 More actions · Answer 1

make sure the log directory has the appropriate file security settings. are you able to run the dts through enterprise manager?

Karthika Raman SSCrazy Points: 2520 More actions · Answer 2

I am able to run the package through EM, althought I did find the problem with the log file - The path was a mapped drive vs a UNC path. Once I corrected that, everything went fine.

Thanks for you input

KR