Convert Several Columns in SSIS With Fewer Clicks and Confusion
I've had this one in my toolbox for a while now, decided to publish it on CodePlex a while back,...
2010-08-30
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Use ReadOnlyVariables and ReadWriteVariables properties in Scripts
For those of you just starting out with SQL Server Integration Services, you'll find a LOT of information out there...
2010-08-24
6,523 reads
Integration Services vNext Coming Soon?
That title may be a little premature - but I've recently seen a (relative) boatload of Connect submissions getting resolved, either...
2010-08-16
497 reads
Conversion Between Unicode and Non-Unicode Data Flow Pattern
I don't think I'm alone when I find myself having to convert several columns in my Data Flow from Unicode...
2010-07-12
978 reads
Feature Packs for SQL Server (and SSIS)
Some of the best extensions for Integration Services (and SQL Server itself) are found in what Microsoft has released as...
2010-06-21
2,063 reads
Using the Data Viewer Intelligently in SSIS Data Flows
If you've ever needed to debug a fairly complex Data Flow, you've probably wanted to take a peek at what...
2010-05-31
2,435 reads
The SSIS Data Flow is Like... an Automotive Assembly Line
When I describe (or rather, attempt to describe) technical subjects to people that aren't familiar with them, I tend to...
2010-05-27
463 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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