ct_man12 (4/17/2010)

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Thanks Phil. I tried doing the SET ANSI_NULLS OFF, but it didn't work. I read about it, and in my query I am not doing any comparison where a...

There is a better way of doing this which does not require a lookup table.

Add a derived column which converts NULLs to "No_Product_Line" and leaves non-NULL data as is, something...

Maybe this link will help you.

da-zero (4/16/2010)

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Ha, of course you're right.

I divised my suggestion from the template that I always use. This template has a conditional split to sort out the insert and the updates....

da-zero (4/16/2010)

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I think you can just use an OLE DB Source to read the data....

OK Rookie, I'll go easy on you 🙂

If a matching record is found (based on ID), do you just want to ignore it? Or perform some sort of update?

We need a bit more info ...

What exactly do you mean by import? Do you have matching PKs? What happens if a match is found - update or ignore? Should...

da-zero (4/15/2010)

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Two hours today that is 🙂

(I don't count the hours constructing the package,...

da-zero (4/15/2010)

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<rant>

I just wasted 2 hours on Excel in SSIS, so I can definitely tell you what the disadvantages are 🙂

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And don't get me started on the automatic conversion of...

Max worksheet size is 1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns in Excel 2007.

The fact that there is no explicit column data-typing in Excel is the single biggest cause of problems in...

Easiest thing to do is post some sample data. Your description is not detailed enough.

Creation, development, production then deletion.

Unhealthy SSIS packages skip the production stage.

AAAV (4/14/2010)

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ok by mistake i created the dtsx in sql server 2008 BIDS and trying to open in 2005.

my dev machine has both versions and the server has only 2005....

No idea about the NULLs datatype, sorry.

Regarding SQL Server 2008 - go for it. SSIS is not much different, but in some areas it is just plain better and more...

da-zero (4/14/2010)

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That's why I talked about redirecting or ignoring the error output...