How to add variables to a table in SSIS

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How to add variables to a table in SSIS

aliens218

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April 16, 2013 at 2:56 pm

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Hi all, I'm in need to import several flat files into a SQL table. I'm used to importing one at a time, but I'm new and starting to figure out SSIS. I do need to update a field in the destination table with the filedate (which is not always the current date or in any consistent format). So I was wondering if there are any methods to input this date variable in SSIS.

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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 1

aliens218 (4/16/2013)
Hi all, I'm in need to import several flat files into a SQL table. I'm used to importing one at a time, but I'm new and starting to figure out SSIS. I do need to update a field in the destination table with the filedate (which is not always the current date or in any consistent format). So I was wondering if there are any methods to input this date variable in SSIS.

Not easily. Your best bet is to set it as a parameter when you call it for a particular file, then launch it using command line for SSIS packages. It's pretty much the only way you want to approach this.

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Johan F Möller Newbie Points: 5 More actions · Answer 2

Im not totally sure what you're doing with SSIS but if the intention is to loop through a list of files and import its data into a table, this is how I'd do it:

In the control flow use a For each loop container to loop through the files, set each filename to a global variable

Inside the For each loop container use a Data Flow Task

Inside the Data Flow task Use a Flat File Source using the filename stored in the variable

Connect the Flat file source to a script component which would read the file date and set the date to an extra output from the script component

Connect the Script component output to the preferred Destination component (ADO/OLE Db etc..) and store the data, including the new data field

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aliens218 SSC Enthusiast Points: 109 More actions · Answer 3

Thanks for the responses. I had heard about the ForEachLoop... not very familiar with it, but plan on reading up on it. Wish it had an easier solution.

aliens218 SSC Enthusiast Points: 109 More actions · Answer 4

Another thought: If I put these variables (Filedate, filename) in a separate lookup table, can I get SSIS Data flow task to pull this information from the lookup table? How would I go about doing that?