Pretty easy, since Enterprise and Datacenter always have all features 😀

Great question, thanks!

You can log custom errors by using the DTS.Log command in the script task.

Make sure you enable logging on the script task, and include the specific event that captures the...

As far as I know, there isn't a shortcut for that.

The reason you have to open the editor first is because

* you need to configure read/write variables first

* you need...

Easy question, thanks.

Nice question, thanks.

Make sure you read everything in as text.

To do that, put IMEX=1 into your connection string to the excel file (look in the properties of the connection manager).

For an example,...

Are you sure it is the connection to the configuration that breaks down?

Do you get any configuration errors/warnings?

You should use the script component as a source. Make sure you put the result in rows and put them into the output buffer of the script component.

Are you sure the viewer isn't open, but the Windows just shows the thing somewhere in the background?

Try ALT-TAB to see if it just isn't somewhere sneeking around.

I like the idea behind the question, but the question itself (and the script) could have been worked out better.

Great question, thanks.

Do you have only one rowcount component or multiple ones? Do they write to the same variables or to different ones?

Nice question, thanks.

I usually have a "Run Table" for each SSIS package that needs this sort of functionality.

I would however not store only the last runtime, but all of them. This way,...