Running package programmactically from console causes error if package uses connection in Connection Manager.

Question

Hello my friends:
I attempted to run a few packages programmatically using the code and solution on this page:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms136090.aspx
I observed that the script and process failed when I use the connection in SSIS/SSDT connection Manager in Visual Studio 2013. Meaning if I create a Connection for the Project in the Connection Manager and use it on tasks.
However, the project and packages will run just fine if I simply add individual connection to each task where needed and do not use the Connection manager.
If I use the Connection Manager, I get this error: This only happens when I run the package programmatically,
if I run the package directly from Visual Studio, I get no errors.
Error Message:
Error in Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Package/ : The connection "{0E6E938E-B0
84-45E6-9110-0D532BD61787}" is not found. This error is thrown by Connections co
llection when the specific connection element is not found.
Error in Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.TaskHost/SSIS.Pipeline : Cannot find th
e connection manager with ID "{0E6E938E-B084-45E6-9110-0D532BD61787}" in the con
nection manager collection due to error code 0xC0010009. That connection manager
 is needed by "SQL Server Destination.Connections[OleDbConnection]" in the conne
ction manager collection of "SQL Server Destination". Verify that a connection m
anager in the connection manager collection, Connections, has been created with
that ID.
Error in Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.TaskHost/SSIS.Pipeline : SQL Server Des
tination failed validation and returned error code 0xC004800B.
Error in Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.TaskHost/SSIS.Pipeline : One or more co
mponent failed validation.
Error in Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.TaskHost/ : There were errors during ta
sk validation.
Connection Manager Screenshot:
I am using that connection in an SQL Server Destination Task:
And here is the code:
class Program
class MyEventListener : DefaultEvents
public override bool OnError(DtsObject source, int errorCode, string subComponent,
string description, string helpFile, int helpContext, string idofInterfaceWithError)
Console.WriteLine("Error in {0}/{1} : {2}", source, subComponent, description);
return false;
static void Main(string[] args)
string pkgLocation;
Package pkg;
Application app;
DTSExecResult pkgResults;
MyEventListener eventListener = new MyEventListener();
pkgLocation =
@"C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ExampleConnectionMgr\DataExtractionB.dtsx";
app = new Application();
pkg = app.LoadPackage(pkgLocation, eventListener);
pkgResults = pkg.Execute(null, null, eventListener, null, null);
Console.WriteLine(pkgResults.ToString());
Console.ReadKey();
Thank you everyone!

Answer 1

I have confirmed that this problem, at least on the surface is caused by the lack of reference to the Connection in the Connection Manager as indicated by the error message.
The solution here will require that the Connection is set directly within each task.
If I simply set the connection in each task then the page runs just fine programmatically:
I am also able to convert the Connection in the Connection Manager to Package Connection as shown in the screen shot below. This will override all references to the Connection Manager and make the connection local within each package or package
task.
Is there any other solution out there?
Thanks again!
Synth.
This is exactly what I asked for in my previous post. Sorry if it wasnt clear.
I guess the problem is in your case you're creating connection manager from VS which is not adding any reference of it to packages which is why its complaining of the missing connection reference
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Hi my friend:
Do you know how I can include the connection programmatically in code?
I found this article but it is not very clear to me:
I do not want to create a package in code, just the connection so that the program can run.
Here is the article:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms136093.aspx
Thank you so much.
Patrick