Data Mining Part 38: Text Mining - The term lookup
In this new article, we will show how to use the SSIS term lookup transformation tool.
2016-04-27
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Integration Services (SSIS)
2016-04-22
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Getting started with the SSIS Script Task
The SSIS Script Task allows you to add functionality to your SSIS package that does not already exist with the other predefined tasks. In this article, Daniel Calbimonte looks at how to get started using the SSIS Script Task with a few examples.
2016-03-30
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SQL Server Integration Services SSIS Package Configuration
As you develop, test and deploy SSIS packages, you need to specify different parameter values for things like database connection strings, file and folder paths, etc. without having to edit the individual SSIS packages to make these changes. Ray Barley looks at how you can accomplish this goal by taking advantage of the configuration capabilities that SSIS provides, in particular the SQL Server package configuration.
2016-03-21
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2016-03-16
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How to execute an SSIS package from the command line or a batch file
An SSIS package that is executed on an ad hoc basis can be run from Business Intelligence Development Studio easily enough, but a package that is going to be run on a regular schedule is best executed through a batch file using the DTExec.exe command line utility.
2018-08-31 (first published: 2016-03-14)
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2016-03-01
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SSIS: Case sensitivity may expose issues with change deployment
Because SSIS is case sensitive, random VS_NEEDSNEWMETADATA errors on case-insensitive databases may indicate issues in your database change management & deployment process.
2016-02-11
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How to read data from multiple Excel worksheets with SQL Server Integration Services
Read this tip to learn how to import data from multiple Excel worksheets into SQL Server using SSIS.
2016-02-05
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Scripting Environments in SSIS
Demo and script on how to script out SSIS Environments and their associated variables
2018-03-02 (first published: 2016-01-21)
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The Range of Customers
I have this data in the OrderHeader table in a SQL Server 2025 database (ordered by CustomerID ASC):
orderid orderdate customerid complete 3 2025-05-10 00:00:00.0002 1 21 2024-01-10 00:00:00.0003 1 15 2023-10-28 00:00:00.0004 1 13 2025-03-08 00:00:00.0006 1 11 2024-04-02 00:00:00.0007 1If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT * from dbo.OrderHeader where customerid between 3 and '6'See possible answers