I have used this before when trying to insert records in a specified order and wanting the Clustered PK Identity field to sort accordingly:

Insert into MyTable (col1, Col2, col3)

(Select Col1,...

What about the rest of the table structure?

Gaby, what exactly are you trying to do with the resulting end data?

The way you have it listed, Michael is correct about string aggregation. You could also check into the...

What's the table structure like? Is there a column that specifically distinguishes between the header record & detail records?

Stephen Fletche (10/7/2008)

The question I actually came with in the first place.. ..what's the cheapest way of doing the qualification? I don't mind blowing a couple of hundred quid...

Do you have anyone who knows T-SQL in your organization? If so, you should go to them and ask them the best way to debug a stored procedure or a...

OH, DOH!!!!

RetainNulls property is set to FALSE for all the flat file sources.

DOH!

Easy fix. @=) Happy now. @=)

It is happening after the source, which is why it's driving me crazy. I only have a source & a destination, nothing in between. So you're probably right. It sounds...

Edit the task. Look at the left side of it when it opens up. You'll have four "tabs". General, Paramters, Results and Expressions. Check each one. In General, the Results...

Here's your main info:

"Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly"

First check the "UPDATE AND APPEND DATA"...

That's what it looks like. The .bat file appears to be running a package, so trace back to the package and see what you can find.

So you're running this from the server? Not from BIDS?

If so, then create a job with an Operating System Command line and insert the Command Line from the "Run Package"...

What is the error you get when you make these changes?

We need a better description. What object are you talking about? A connection string? A table name? A column? A stored Proc?

Please clarify and we'll be able to help you...

You need to look at the rest of the output. The line you quoted comes at the very end of the output.

When I'm running in Debug mode via BIDS, I...