Copying TEXT column from flat file into SQL results in empty fields....

I'm copying TEXT column from SQL to Flat file (ragged right fixed width) - DT_TEXT. It copies fine and I''ve checked the output file. Now, while trying to copy the flat file to sql server in another system. I find all the fields are empty.
When I preview the source from flatfile, I see all the entries there. But it copies other fields but the field with DT_TEXT is empty.
This is when I preview
SQL Table output
Any help will be helpful!!!

Hi, I'm not sure If I'm understanding what you're saying. The data got copied from SQL to Flat file. I've double checked the flat file and I see the DT_TEXT data there. The size of file also gives an indication that there's existence of TEXT Data
But, when I copy that data back to sql again (which I can also preview before the load), The DT_TEXT values goes missing. Same when I copy to Excel as CSV or as a Flat file. I don't see text data.
The TEXT data resides on the first output. But when I try to extract to other format from that output, it doesn't come out.

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