C# String.Split() using a multi-character delimiter in a script task

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C# String.Split() using a multi-character delimiter in a script task

Pete Bishop

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February 9, 2022 at 10:18 am
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I have a requirement to split input data into multiple columns, but the data is delimited by multiple characters.
Whereas native C# supports string.Split("|--|") quite happily, I can't seem to get this to work in an SSIS script task as it will only accept a single character as the delimiter string.Split(',') for example.
Am I missing something or is this not available?
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kaj

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February 9, 2022 at 2:26 pm
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Have you tried string.Split(new string[] { "|--|" }) ?
The split function is actually expecting an array of strings.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.string.split?view=netframework-4.5

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Phil Parkin SSC Guru Points: 247158 More actions · Answer 1

Single quotes are for chars. Use double quotes for string literals ... it should work.

Pete Bishop Default port Points: 1485 More actions · Answer 2

Thanks kaj; that did it.

Wasn't needed in "native" C# but clearly was in the Script Task.

TangoVictor SSChampion Points: 10976 More actions · Answer 3

Here's an example of using a script component as a data source in a dataflow that outputs the delimited string as rows.

There doesn't appear to be an overload method that is simply split(String[]), I think you need to include the string split options, it appears maybe these are optional in regular .Net but required here perhaps.

SSIS does have a scaled down version of .Net. String.Split in an SSIS ScriptComponent only showed me 6 overload methods yet there are 10. Also Script Task and Script Component may differ, not sure. But the following works for a ScriptComponent. At least on my Win 10 laptop.

public override void CreateNewOutputRows()
    {

        var inputData = "Duck|--|Cat|--|Chicken|--|Cow|--|Pig|--|Dog|--|Horse";
        string[] mySep = { "|--|" };
        string[] inputSplit = inputData.Split(mySep,StringSplitOptions.None);
        foreach(var animal in inputSplit)
        {
            Output0Buffer.AddRow();
            Output0Buffer.MyData = animal;
        }
        
    }

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February 11, 2022 at 4:32 am

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Thanks, Kaj.

C# String.Split() using a multi-character delimiter in a script task

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