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  • RE: DTS job scheduling with Variables

    You cannot prompt for user input in stored procedures either.  The only way I see to prompt the user for input is to do as you plan and create a...

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  • RE: DTS job scheduling with Variables

    I don't consider myself a DTS guru, but I have worked with it a great deal and have created some pretty complicated packages.  I have never seen or heard of a...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: DTS job scheduling with Variables

    I'm a bit confused.  So you did or did not get my example to work?  Also, isn't the point of this so that you can pass in your global variable...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: DTS job scheduling with Variables

    Did you try my example?

    John Rowan

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  • RE: DTS job scheduling with Variables

    The KB article that you posted earlier states that the fix for that problem is in SP2.  If you client has not applied SP2 as of yet, you should strongly...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: DTS job scheduling with Variables

    It looks like you've got some redundant references to your package in your DTSRUN command string.  I can't say if this is your problem or not, but consider this example:

    Set...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Reading txt file then creating new table

    It's hard to give you more guidence on this without knowing more about the process.  Can you walk us through the logic of how you get a file, how you...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: DTS-to Text file

    Yep, that works too.  Russel's solution will be simpler to write.  If all you need to do is send the SP results to a file and that file name can...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Logic flow - need assistance

    Carl's solution will work quite nicely if you can swing it.  Instead of moving all of your data, you change the view to point to the current data.  I know...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: UPDATE column only when tricky criteria has been meet.

    I think the best way to grasp what this is doing would be to set up some mock data and break the query down into parts to see what it...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Reading txt file then creating new table

    DTS does have the ability to read in a text file.  If the file name is dynamic, you'll just have to get creative in designing your DTS tasks.  You could either read...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Creating fixed-length tables

    Yes, Sergiy is correct in saying that a SP will not stop the ability to insert more than 50 rows.  I was assuming that the SP would be used for...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: DTS job scheduling with Variables

    I guess you could say they are Constants in the way that the article uses them as you would need to change the job to change the values.  I meant...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Creating fixed-length tables

    You've got a couple of options here.  Either create a stored procedure to 1. check the current row count; 2. delete oldest row if needed; 3. insert new row, or...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Recovering SQL Server 2000 Database (no backup)

    Funny you mention that.  When I was typing my response, I initially started with 'Outside of removing your hard disks and shipping them ....' but then I figured...nah.  I guess...

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