Reading Excel into SSIS via OpenXML Scripting
Reading Excel data isn't easy. It should be, but there's a lot of unfortunate barriers in the way that I've...
2012-08-02 (first published: 2012-07-31)
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Reading Excel into SSIS via OpenXML Scripting
Reading Excel data isn't easy. It should be, but there's a lot of unfortunate barriers in the way that I've discussed before. They boil down to one main reason:...
2012-07-31
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Basic SSIS Equivalents to T-SQL's LIKE
There are some things that we do in one SQL Server tool, but can't seem to figure out how to...
2012-05-23 (first published: 2012-05-22)
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Basic SSIS Equivalents to T-SQL's LIKE
There are some things that we do in one SQL Server tool, but can't seem to figure out how to do in another. One of those for you might...
2012-05-22
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How To Use T-SQL TIMESTAMP (ROWVERSION) in SSIS
In some database designs, you may encounter SQL Server columns with a TIMESTAMP or ROWVERSION data type. What are these,...
2012-05-14 (first published: 2012-05-08)
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The Effective Permissions Tool is Handy
An recurring issue with Integration Services packages that read or write to file systems is permissions issues. It's quite difficult...
2012-05-14
1,078 reads
The Effective Permissions Tool is Handy
An recurring issue with Integration Services packages that read or write to file systems is permissions issues. It's quite difficult to have a package run properly when it can't...
2012-05-14
32 reads
How To Use T-SQL TIMESTAMP (ROWVERSION) in SSIS
In some database designs, you may encounter SQL Server columns with a TIMESTAMP or ROWVERSION data type. What are these, and how do you deal with them in SQL...
2012-05-08
662 reads
Quick Reference: How Do I Read an Excel XSLM (Macro-Enabled) File in SSIS?
Excel 2010 (and presumably the next version of Excel) have taken some security precautions with regards to macros in Excel...
2012-04-12 (first published: 2012-04-09)
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Quick Reference: How Do I Read an Excel XSLM (Macro-Enabled) File in SSIS?
Excel 2010 (and presumably the next version of Excel) have taken some security precautions with regards to macros in Excel files. If a spreadsheet has macros in it, you...
2012-04-09
228 reads
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