Automating Exce lReports using DTS

Has any one used DTS to automate the production of Excel reports using DTS and the spreadsheet tool kit? Any thought and/or comments would be welcome.Thanks

Hi,If you wish to use Excel and the spreadsheet toolkit and DTS, it's going to be difficult. Indeed, from what I have seen, you can't use the spreadsheet toolkit through DTS directly. (except doing some vb code to create an Excel object and launch macros through that, but what's the use of DTS in this case, except inputing parameters to the vb program??).Otherwise,you can generate the reports dynamically with a "shell task" and maxl. On the command line, include the parameters to be given to maxl script.Then load the values in a SQLServer table.Regarding the extract from the table to Excel, the only question is about correctly formatting the sheet.hoep it helpsEric BelmonPartake [email protected]

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regards
d

Questions:
1. What version of SQL Server are you using?
2. Are you required to use a specific DTS package or do you simply need to import data from a file to a table? You might also consider using the bcp utility or, if you are using 2005 or newer, integration services.
3. Is the uploading of files and the import of data a manual process or is it automated? Is there a user uploading one file at a time to your server or do you receive files in batches. Can you describe the work flow?
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1. Upload your text file with CFFILE, putting in the directory expected by your DTS package.
2. Rename the file to the name required by your DTS package
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dtsrun
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa224467%28SQL.80%29.aspx
bcp
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I am unable to find any document which could explain whether automation testing for cloud application could be achieved using Coded UI 2013. In my project the plan is to move all applications to cloud network and as an automation tester I have automated
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Hi Ahetejazahmad Khan，
Glad to see you again!
Just to make this issue clearly, do you mean that you want to run the coded UI test in Azure?
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd380742(v=vs.120).aspx
It shared all the configurations and platforms which was supported by the coded UI tests.
If I have misunderstood this issue, please feel free to let me know.
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Automator Folder Actions - Use filename as subject in email

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sorry, spaced.
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Ekko wrote:
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