SSIS File System Task Error: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process
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Hello,
i'm using a foreach loop to loop throught the files of a directory, the files name is saved in a variable "filename". within the loop, i use a file system task to move the files to another directory. i use the same variable "filename" as source of the file system task.
Now when i execute the whole foreach loop i get this error :
File System Task Error: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process
Help please
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Yeah i can tell that it's used by another process thank u, but when i checked i found that it's only used by one process which is DtsDebugHost.exe ( and it is running twice for the same package ).
Actually i am using a loop within another to loop through the sheets of many excel files. and whenever it navigates through a file i wana move it to another directory. Now when i disable the inner loop (on the sheets) leaving only the loop on files running, it works fine . but when i enable it, the file system task ( used to moving the files ) fails, and i just can't figure out what's wrong!
PS: when i run the same package in another laptop it works
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Chances are the issue is due to your package processing files faster than Windows can release the file after processing. I've had that problem many times.
You could try adding a script task in your ForEach to add a delay to give Windows time to release the file. I'd start with a 30 second delay just to see if this fixes the problem. If it does, try changing the delay to just a few seconds.
For more information about creating a delay with a script task, see: http://microsoft-ssis.blogspot.com/2011/04/pause-in-ssis.html
Alvin Ramard
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Thank you for ur answer Alvin, i tried the delay option before and it didn't work, still getting the same error...
i thought maybe it's something related to the package parameters : i tried setting Run64Bitruntime to false ( it didn't help)
i checked the transaction options : supported, i set delay validation to true for the file system task ...i'm still getting the error
I'm beggening to think there's something wrong with the ssis 2008 r2 (32) version i have, since the package works fine on an other laptop with ssis 2008 r2 (64).
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mrani.soukaina (9/9/2015)
Thank you for ur answer Alvin, i tried the delay option before and it didn't work, still getting the same error...i thought maybe it's something related to the package parameters : i tried setting Run64Bitruntime to false ( it didn't help)
i checked the transaction options : supported, i set delay validation to true for the file system task ...i'm still getting the error
I'm beggening to think there's something wrong with the ssis 2008 r2 (32) version i have, since the package works fine on an other laptop with ssis 2008 r2 (64).
The problem could be an issue with Windows or some other process, like anti-virus software.
Alvin Ramard
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Have you set OverwriteDestinaton as TRUE.
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Hi
I met similar problem, a few years ago I was involved in central repository project.
It had to move files prepared by users (local servers in branches) to the central server and index it in repository db.
I created Script Task to check that the file qualify to move (name, length, PDF format). Problems appeared during the first run (returned
the same error as yours). I did a small change, replaced move operation with copy and added another step which deletes all copied files at the end.
Best regards
Mike
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Hi,
Thank you all for your help.
Yes i did try everything you have suggested before but it didn't fix my problem.
Finally, i added a script task executing the following script to close and dispose any EXCEL.EXE running while i'm executing my package :
Public Sub Main()
Dim procList() As Process = Process.GetProcesses()
Dim k As Integer
For k = 0 To procList.GetUpperBound(0) Step k + 1
If procList(k).ProcessName = "EXCEL" Then
procList(k).Close()
procList(k).Dispose()
End If
Next
GC.Collect()
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers()
Dts.TaskResult = ScriptResults.Success
End Sub
and it works fine now
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Its not so obvious , i had the same problem. Please remove crictic developers but not soloutions. Very annoying,
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