Formatting flat file in SSIS
I have an output table with
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Extract_wt_693_Truven_Intel_PharmacyClaims_Output](
[RowId] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[OutputRow] [nvarchar](420) NULL,
[Modified] [datetime] NULL,
PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
[RowId] ASC
)WITH (PAD_INDEX = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
This output row is populated with several columns concatenated together.
When I try to dump to my text file which is a fixed length the 2nd row downwards has a space between the margin and the beginning of the output ,I have tried all I can but it remains the same any suggestions.
P0000000400N0000006399154010425271 D
P0000005043N0000006099154012118651 D
P0000001621N0000003999154012151211A-000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D
iF i reduced it more than the row width above it ab normsif I increase it pushes both the first and other rows further awat from the right margin
Hi Dre01,
I am trying to involve someone more familiar with this topic for a further look at this issue. Sometime delay might be expected from the job transferring. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
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here USA location is missing .so i need to do this validation before load in to my table. Please sugesst some solution on this.Hi Marimuthu,
This thread should be helpful for you: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/d9a6ab7e-72cc-4e99-bfcf-101f9ee6106c/how-to-compare-two-flat-files-in-ssis?forum=sqlintegrationservices
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This is how i am doing it.
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Link this to flat file destination create a flat file connection manager. Set a dynamic flat file connection using expression builder. Make it based on a variable and set variable to increment based on loop iteration
The core logic looks similar to this
http://visakhm.blogspot.ae/2013/09/exporting-sqlserver-data-to-multiple.html
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The SSIS package need to create file with headers, totals and adds a status to position one of the records.
Header: "$$ADD ID=ENTK0557 BID='IA HBZAC14HBZACHRYCORP' PASSWORD='CUSTOMER ' %AU HBZAC14" is added.
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A much better option in this case would be bcp as you can generate query with values in the order you want and bcp it out
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162802.aspx
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Simples for IDOC - Flat files (Formated) process
Hi all,
I m looking for same exemple showing how to create formated flat files from a standard IDOC.
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https://websmp102.sap-ag.de/~sapdownload/011000358700001795162005E/HowToIDocXMLToFlat.pdf
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Flat Files - Column Concantenation
I was just wondering if anyone has ever written something or knows of a source where one can get a list of handy hints of dealing with flat files in SSIS so as to avoid common drawbacks associated with loading data from flat files. In my experience
I have noticed that flat files can be such a headache. I have worked with flat files for a wile now and I’m relatively comfortable with them. Occasionally I hit on stubborn issues. My latest challenge is that I’m getting two of the columns from a CSV file
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Surprising thing is that the concatenated columns have a coma separating them.
The rows affected by this end up with associated columns being shifted out of proper mapping.
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Although, I did some google in order to find the solution for reording the columns before exporting to a text file using FLAT FILE DESTINATION, one of the work around which i found is editing the final package xml file and moving the DTS:FlatFileColumn
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