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  • RE: IMPORT FROM EXCEL2007

    I don't know the answer. Maybe ask in the Integration Services forum. I used to do that with DTS, set up a variable in the package and pass...

  • RE: Whose job is it?

    Yes, obviously they should tell you.

    Thanks. I wanted confirmation before sending my sarcastic email to the sys admins. They all good folks and friends, just averse to communication....

  • RE: IMPORT FROM EXCEL2007

    My task is to monitor a folder and when a XLSX file appears import the data into an SQL table, a few hours later a new file will appear with...

  • RE: IMPORT FROM EXCEL2007

    Yes, you should be able to use an SSIS package to import your spreadsheet data. You'll need to call the 32-bit DTS runtime from within your stored procedure to...

  • RE: SSIS 2008 & Excel Header Row

    I've adapted your code into a regular VB.Net Script Task.

    Nice. I think I'll do the same!

    I looked there in the begining. But not knowing anything about .NET, I...

  • RE: SSIS 2008 & Excel Header Row

    I need to get rid of this first row (the faux header created by the T-SQL task) before I send everything to the customer. Any thoughts?

    I've been playing around with...

  • RE: Alter database/Collation question

    We have lots of sql servers here (only the 1 binary). Plenty of places this database could move to.

    But I'll do the search and check it out.

  • RE: Alter database/Collation question

    Well... that's not going to happen. Too many opportunities for a mistake. The app in front of this database imports text data and formats paychecks for laser printing....

  • RE: Linked server permissions issue

    In your linked server script you have @provstr=N'DSN=SOTAMAS90'

    Is this a DSN that lives on the DB server?

    And when you use your laptop, that DSN can't be found?...

  • RE: Programmatically creating Maintenance Plans

    Or deliver Ola Hallengren's Maintenance Solution. Give them defrag and CheckDB along with backup jobs.

  • RE: Backup job scheduling

    Create a job in the SQL Server Agent. The Agent is a job scheduler.

  • RE: Programmatically creating Maintenance Plans

    Why don't you deliver an agent backup job that calls a delivered backup stored procedure. Both can be scirpted.

    Have the variables involved (db name, backup destination folder, etc...) passed...

  • RE: SQL to list the headers in a table?

    For a single table:

    select * from table where 1=2

    Lists just the column names in the result panel. Is that what you meant by headers?

  • RE: SQL Agent - won't run cmd script

    Try adding an output file on the advanced form of your job. Maybe it will reveal a clue. Or try running the script via xp_cmdshell while in query...

  • RE: Problems importing CSV files using SSIS.

    BUT, if you have already experienced problems with the file import, then you must delete the flat file connection and then create a new instance, otherwise no matter what you...

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