Scheduling to run a DTS package problem

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Scheduling to run a DTS package problem

Karthika Raman

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April 4, 2006 at 12:47 pm

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The DTS package runs fine through Enterprise manager successfully. However, when scheduled through a job that runs the dts through the following code:
DECLARE @findfile int
Exec @findfile = master.dbo.xp_cmdShell 'dir \\ServerName\folder\filename.xls', no_output
IF (@findfile=0)
BEGIN
Exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'dtsrun -E -Server\Instance -N"DataImport"'
END
The servername specified in the above statement in a different server than the server that the package resides on.
This is the error that I get when I try to run the same code using query analyzer:
DTSRun: Loading...
DTSRun: Executing...
DTSRun OnStart: DTSStep_DTSExecuteSQLTask_1
DTSRun OnFinish: DTSStep_DTSExecuteSQLTask_1
DTSRun OnStart: DTSStep_DTSDataPumpTask_1
DTSRun OnError: DTSStep_DTSDataPumpTask_1, Error = -2147024893 (80070003)
   Error string: The system cannot find the path specified.

   Error source: Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package
   Help file: sqldts80.hlp
   Help context: 1100

Error Detail Records:

Error: -2147024893 (80070003); Provider Error: 0 (0)
   Error string: The system cannot find the path specified.

   Error source: Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package
   Help file: sqldts80.hlp
   Help context: 1100

Error: -2147024893 (80070003); Provider Error: 0 (0)
   Error string: Cannot open a log file of specified name. The system cannot find the path specified.

   Error source: Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package
   Help file: sqldts80.hlp
   Help context: 4700

DTSRun OnFinish: DTSStep_DTSDataPumpTask_1

Error: -2147220440 (80040428); Provider Error: 0 (0)
   Error string: Package failed because Step 'DTSStep_DTSDataPumpTask_1' failed.
   Error source: Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package
   Help file: sqldts80.hlp
   Help context: 700

NULL
The job is owned by the SQLService account(Windows account) that has System Admin rights and also is part of the Domain Admin User group. The Domain Admin User group has full rights on the file that the DTS is trying to access.
Any help in trying to figure out why the schedule job cannot find the file path would be appreciated.

Thanks
KR

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Perry Harts Ten Centuries Points: 1271 More actions · Answer 1

When you schedule a DTS from the DTS it will create a job. Does that job fail also?

Karthika Raman SSCrazy Points: 2520 More actions · Answer 2

I did not go that route. Anyway I have since solved this problem- The logfile path was set to a mapped drive vs a UNC, and changing fixed it.

Thanks for you input

KR

ofer magen-195663 Newbie Points: 7 More actions · Answer 3

i have the exact oppsite problem

i have a package with cmd execute that executes a batch file from

another server through a mapdrive like that:

p:\bat_name.bat

the job fails and i get this error in the package error handaling:

"....

Step Error Source: Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package

Step Error Description:The system cannot find the path specified.

(Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package (80070003): The system cannot find the path specified.

)

Step Error code: 80070003

Step Error Help File:sqldts80.hlp

Step Error Help Context ID:1100

......"

when i chagne the mapdrive to unc like that :

\\server_name\bat_name.bat

the job works fine

please help