Just an FYI, DTS is the old stuff. SSIS is the new stuff.

If you want to do this in SSIS, I recommend reading up on the following in Books...

The reason I ask the question is all about basic programming concepts.

If you've done programming before (non-SQL), then you probably know all about the basic concepts of structure and covering...

Chris,

Assuming your variable is a single value, try the following:

INSERT INTO DTSSTATUS (FIELD)

(SELECT ?)

And make sure the PARAMETER NAME value of the variable in the Parameter Mapping box...

Have you ever programmed before in any other language but SQL?

Frank,

As a matter of fact, I just realized that an hour ago. @=) I was about to post the change (especially as I forgot to add in one of...

Look up DTUtil & DTExec in Books Online. It gives you details on how to run the package at the command prompt.

The caveat is that the user in question...

It's official. Doing the delete in the Execute SQL Task rather than trying to filter the rows ahead of time is faster by 26 minutes.

WOW.

Of course, I'm sure it...

Glad I could help. @=)

Okay, the Execute SQL Task might be the way to go. Since your suggestion didn't seem to like me, I tried adding a Lookup to the first pipeline (right...

Okay. Just verifying. It never hurts to check every angle just to be sure. @=)

Not necessarily. What about the difference between signed & unsigned integers? If you have columns in your flat file connection defined as unsigned, this could be a problem.

Of...

Here's a question, what is your mapping on the Flat File Connection set up as? Is it set to a datatype that doesn't allow negative values?

BETWEEN has a very nasty habit of dropping records. I don't use it at all. I prefer Greater Than / Equal and Less Than or the reverse. ...

Frank,

Hmmm. Multicast doesn't like being put after my Merge. It comes up with a totally blank screen on both sides of the divide. Apparently it can't see...

Actually, I think Matt just hit it. I don't know why I couldn't see that. It's sitting right in front of me.

DOH!

Thanks, Matt. I think that'll work.

As...