There are several techniques available to import and export data for SQL Server. In addition, there are free SQL tools and utilities available that might be helpful for specific use cases. In SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), we can use a Flat File Source to load Text/CSV files. Despite this, I would like to demonstrate how to import Text/CSV files using the Script Task.
2023-08-18
You're tasked with installing SSIS as part of a SQL Server installation or adding it to an existing one and would like a step by step guide showing how to install it.
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This wizard migrates SSIS Catalog from one server to another in just a few clicks.
2022-10-27 (first published: 2021-08-17)
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Learn about the history and different versions of Integration Services (SSIS) in SQL Server.
2021-11-12
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We cannot import multiple packages on the SSIS server. So, loading 100 packageS from file location will be a tedious task for a DBA. We can solve this issue by making use of the DTUTIL utility. The DTUTIL utility can also import one package at a time, but we can write the batch file using the […]
2021-09-27 (first published: 2021-09-22)
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There is a Power Query activity in SSIS and Azure Data Factory, which can be more useful than other tasks in some situations.
2021-07-26
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Unlike an on premises SQL Server, Integration Services (SSIS) works very differently on Azure. If there are requirements to run our existing SSIS packages on Azure, then we need to understand our options. In this article we will talk about our options for migrating SSIS to Azure and what components are required to migrate SSIS packages. […]
2021-04-05 (first published: 2021-03-22)
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In this article we look at how to securely store data in text files that could be used for SQL Server authentication or wherever you need to keep data secure.
2021-03-17
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2021-02-22
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I am dealing with issues on my SQL Server 2022 instance related to collation. I have an instance collation of Latin1_General_CS_AS_KS_WS, but a database collation of Latin1_General_CI_AS. I want to force a few queries to run with a specified collation by using code like this:
DECLARE @c VARCHAR(20) = 'Latin1_General_CI_AS'
SELECT p.PersonType,
p.Title,
p.LastName,
c.CustomerID,
c.AccountNumber
FROM Person.Person AS p
INNER JOIN Sales.Customer AS c
ON c.PersonID = p.BusinessEntityID
COLLATE @c
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