SSIS Help For each Loop Container

I need a little help with this process that I am developing. I am fairly new to SSIS so please bear with me. I have done research online so If I seem limited in my knowledge please apologize me.
Requirement: I have a folder where we will have flat files monthly they could be one or more...
each file will have the following name standard "123456.EEAKQ2.EASDREWA12A.BID".
What I need to do is maintain a table which will have filename and date when it was added to the folder.
I have created a package with the following components "For each loop" which grabs files from a source folder.
This is where I am stuck. I need to grab the file name from the path and insert it into the table.
Can someone help me with this?
Thank you
FM
FM

See similar requirement implemented here
What you need is to declare and use a variable inside for each loop to get filename each time. Then you may use script task to check for pattern within the file for identifying correct files
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Package Help needed For each Loop container

Hello all,
I need a bit of advice, I`m a newbee to SSIS so I`m learning. Here`s what I need. I have a EDI 837 file which needs to be converted and inserted into a sql table. These are multiple files and I need to maintain them with a monthly load. So I have a source
folder where these files will be dumped. I created a Package which will grab the files process the EDI aspect inserts into the data into table. This is the story on a high level.
Here`s what I did.
Created a For each loop container.
I have a stored proc which takes in a 837 files and gets the fields what I want and it inserts it into a staging table from there I have a data flow task which pipes it into my production table.
Inside the loop first task is to exec the Stored Proc but my question is once a file is picked up from for each loop I need the file to be inserted into a table which I am referencing in my store proc. All the EDI conversion takes place in my SP and it references
the table..
My question is the For each loop container picks up the files but where does the data goes?? Can someone help me out
FM

The foreach loop container (file enumerator) only returns the filename or filepath which you can use as a parameter in an Execute SQL Task or within an expression on a connection manager (which can be used in a Data Flow). So it doesn't do anything with
the file. You have to add a task within the loop to do something with the file (Execute SQL Task/Data Flow Task/File System Task/etc.).
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SSIS For Each Loop Container

Hello All,
I have some files within sub folders. Below is the layout
C:\Source\01012015\Sample_1.csv
C:\Source\01012015\Sample_2.csv
C:\Source\02012015\Sample_1.csv
C:\Source\02012015\Sample_2.csv
C:\Source\03012015\Sample_1.csv
C:\Source\03012015\Sample_2.csv
I want
to copy entire folder contents from source to destination including the sub folders and the files
I am using for each loop container which reads the files form 01012015 folder, is there any way to read
all the files from each and every folder(01012015, 02012015,03012015)?
The destination should be like this.
C:\Archive\01012015\Sample_1.csv
C:\Archive\01012015\Sample_2.csv
C:\Archive\02012015\Sample_1.csv
C:\Archive\02012015\Sample_2.csv
C:\Archive\03012015\Sample_1.csv
C:\Archive\03012015\Sample_2.csv
Thanks, Shyam.

Hi Shyam,
According to your description, you want to copy entire folder contents including the sub folders and the files from source to destination.
Based on my research, we should use Foreach File Container together with File System Task to achieve your requirement. For more details, please refer to the following links:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/sqlserver/en-US/4d99ebef-df43-44ad-9794-1d729cbf52e9/ssis-foreach-loop-copy-within-subfolders
http://www.sql-programmers.com/for-each-loop-container.aspx
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Katherine Xiong
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For each loop container executing multiple times....

Hi,
We are using SQL SERVER version 2005.
I am having a For each loop container and inside that container there are multiple Sequence containers and inside each sequence containers there are Execute SQL Tasks (which are just stored procedures).
Now, when i run sequence containers individually they are running perfectly fine.
But when I run the whole For each loop container, it is just running and running multiple times without ending the process.
I really couldnt figure out what would be the issue?
Any ideas????
Thanks....

Hi grk666,
To check whether the values stored in the object type variable are correct, you can disable all the Sequence Containers within the Foreach Loop Container, and add a Script Task with the following code to display the string type variable value (supposing
you use the string type variable StrVar to store the value retrieved from the object variable):
MsgBox(Dts.Variables(“StrVar”).Value.ToString())
It would be helpful if you could post a screenshot to show the package execution at runtime in BIDS.
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For Each Loop container help

I have a package that inserts data from multiple flat files and it also captures the file name from the path. I have qualified in the enumerator to pick only files with *.BID extension from the source folder, However What I want is if there`s a file with
lets say .txt extension after the package is run it should move the incorrect files into another folder and send out an alert email to the team.
How can i capture this kind of functionality
FM

Patrick So I Just tested it again now. So in The Folder .bid files belong but there`s a high risk of getting .277 and .101 only
For Each loop container1 will only Pick .BID files and Archive it
For Each loop Container2 will only look for files with .277 and via system task moves it to a Folder "Error_File_Folder"
For Each loop Container3 will only look for files with .101 and via system task moves it to a Folder "Error_File_Folder"
This is high level of my package
For Each loop container1 will only Pick .BID files and Archive it, for every .BID file thats Archived I am caputring filename via FileName Variable and Inserts into a Table, I have a Data flow Task to Substring the Filename and sends it to a OLE DB
Destination Table.
Rest of the 2 Loop containers are only to grab .277 & .101 Files and just send it to a different folder via System task and alert the user.
I`ve successfully Ran my Package I have 7 .BID Files m 3 .277 and 3 .101 Files.. Everything appears where they need to.
FM

Exit For Each Loop Container

Is there a way in a foreach loop container to exit if the foreach loop container has been executing for a certain amount of time?
Thanks.

Hi miguelh,
Based on my research, there is no such a property for Foreach Loop Container to achieve this requirement. Because the Foreach Loop Container itself execute the times based on the files loop.
After testing the issue in my environment, we can add a Script Task inside the top of Foreach Loop Container to count the execute times, then add a precedence constraint with the count times on your tasks to limit the execute times. For more details, please
see:
Add a variable named Count in the package.
Drag a Script Task inside the top of Foreach Loop Container.
Double-click the Script Task, change ScriptLanguage to Microsoft Visual Basic 2010, then add User::Count as ReadOnlyVariables.
Click Edit Script to add the code like below:
Public Sub Main()
        ' Add your code here
        Dts.Variables("User::Count").Value = Dts.Variables("User::Count").Value + 1
        Dts.TaskResult = ScriptResults.Success
    End Sub
Add a precedence constraint with Constraint options below:
The following screenshot is for your reference:
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SQL Agent Permssions With SSIS for each loop not looping through files

Hi I am Having trouble getting a ssis package to iterate through a file directory using a proxy account set up in Sql Server.
So I have a package that loops over csv files. If I run the package manually or set the sql agent job to run as Sysadmin the pakage runs fine all files are processed.
However if I use the proxy account. the package completes but no files are processed. there are no failures, there is no error handling set up in the control flow. the for each loop container simply does not recognise any files when run under a proxy.
Note: the proxy is set up with credentials to access the folder. the credential is also set up with the server admin server role... still nothing
i'm not sure is this is a ssis or permissions problem?
Any comments will be appreciated

Can you check this and see if you've configured all the steps correctly
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/2163/running-a-ssis-package-from-sql-server-agent-using-a-proxy-account/
Also enable logging in package and see if you're getting any error messages obtained in output table/file based on the logging option you chose.
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Excel Sheet Looping: For each loop from variable Enumerator

Hi,
Is it possible to do excel sheets looping using For each loop Enumerator as "For Each loop from Variable enumerator" ? If yes, please help.
Also,
I have an excel file with 10 sheets, but want to loop only 5 sheets. Please help..how can i achieve this.
Actually i tried with
1> stored the 5 sheets name into a variable (say 'SheetsName') of type string using script task
2> For each loop container
enumerator - 'For each ADO Schema Rowset enumerator'
connection: ADO
schema: 'Tables'
variable mapping: 'User::SheetsName'
3> Within For each loop container added a data flow task
4> Inside DFT - excel source -
Data access Mode: 'Table Name or view name variable'
Variable Name: 'SheetsName'
but this loops through all the 10 sheets irrespective of only 5 sheets names stored in the variable "SheetsName".
Please help...
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>> Is it possible to do excel sheets looping using For each loop Enumerator as "For Each loop from Variable enumerator" ? If yes, please help.
I don't think so. To loop through all worksheets of Excel For ADO.NET Schema Rowset Enumerator is the only option.
Please refer:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345182(v=sql.110).aspx
>> I have an excel file with 10 sheets, but want to loop only 5 sheets
So you have configured For Each loop container which loops throgh all sheets and returns you sheet name to variable "SheetName".
Drag and drop one Sequence Container inside ForEach Loop Container and connect it to Data Flow Task.
Right click on connector and use expression: (which will check if current sheet is one of 5 required sheets)
@User::SheetName == "FirstSheet" || @User::SheetName == "SecondSheet" || .....
Below blog demonstrates kind of simillar steps:
http://www.bidn.com/blogs/MikeDavis/ssis/559/ssis-skip-certain-files-in-a-for-each-loop
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Count the no of irritation in for each loop

I want to count no of irritation in the for each loop container.
Thank you for the help.

If I were using C#, I would do something like that:
First I would define another counter variable
int anotherCounter=0;
then, in for each loop I would parse your text by splitting from the pipe characters. If it matches the value I want, i simply increment the counter.
string[] strColumnArr = strLine.Split("|".ToCharArray());
if (strColumnArr.Length > 0)
if (strColumnArr[1] == "myValue") anotherCounter++;
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For Each Loop: Enumerator Configuration In the For each loop Editor Help needed

Hi All,
I have a package that runs and updates a table with everytime someone adds a flat file in the source folder. One of the requirement is to upload files with the following
ACA Flat files will have a naming convention of “ACA_ccyy_<julian date>” : How can I add this?
Under Files this is how I have setup the qualifies "ACA_*.*"
Is there anyway to pass the entire naming convention in the file section? If so how can I ?
Please help?
FM

As you have ACA_*.* set in Files Filter, it will return all the files from the folder which start with ACA_.
You can have one dummy Sequence Container inside FE Loop Container. Connect it to your starting task and do right click on Precedence Constraint and write the expression the way you want by using SSIS functions. If the expression is evaluated to True only
then it will go to the next task.
In this way you can skip Non-ACA files.
Please refer:
SSIS Skip Certain Files in a For Each Loop
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Is it possible to load multiple .xlsx files into a SQL Server Table using SSIS and a Foreach Loop Container when each Excel spreadsheet is comprised of two different worksheets

So we have an Invoice .xlsx File from a 3rd party vendor. It contains two worksheets..."Enrolled" and "Engaged". The data and data columns in each worksheet is different. Is it possible to loop through multiple .xlsx files using SSIS
and a Foreach Loop Container for each spreadsheet, and then another Foreach Loop Container to control each worksheet, and pump the Excel data into a SQL Server Table first for "Enrolled" and then for "Engaged"? How can I control the Foreach
Loop Container in SSIS to process ONLY the "Enrolled" worksheet first? And then the "Engaged" worksheet next?
I know I have multiples out here and I apologize for that...but right now it seems as though I take three steps forward and then two back.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

If the structure of the Excel sheets does not change from file to file then you can by having one ForEach Loop processing always the "Enrolled" sheet and another always the "Engaged" this is doable because the Excel OLEDB connector allows
to pick individual sheets, it is problematic therefore when sheet names themselves change.
MSDN has an example: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/ms345182.aspx
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For Each Loop Issue In SSIS

Hi All,
I have a SSIS Package which unzips the folder and then imports the files and then moves *.zip folders into processed location. If this task is executed as a part of total package its not moving the *.zip folders into processed location, but when we execute
for each loop alone this *.zip folders are moved into processed location. I am unable to figure out the issue here.
ZippedFile variable holds fully qualified file name..
Rohan
Rohan

Can you put a OnPreExec breakpoint on the file system task (Right click on the file system task > Edit Breakpoint... > Select the first (OnPreExec breakpoint) and when the pkg pauses @ the breakpoint, chk the value of the ZippedFle and FilePathDestination
variable values in your Local window (should be available at the bottom of the SSIS window as one of the tabs and you will need to expand the variable tree and find these two variables and their values). Are you seeing the appropriate values here?

Get the Excel file creatoin Date through For Each Loop each excel file in SSIS

I had For Each Loop
in Collection Path had 2 files it had Creation date of 25/01/2014
So I want Update in Table that date as File_Receive_Date column
How Can I do ??
in variable I am using VFile_FULL_Name(=Filename with Path by attach to Foreach loop collection&connection manager)
which other System Variable to use in SSIS ??
I have created vRef_Date but in Expression =====??? what should I do through only SSIS ??
Thanks
Madhu

The easiest approach is https://filepropertiestask.codeplex.com/ can capture the file creation date, but it is not working for all SSIS versions
I recommend using .net FILE IO libraries to get the created date which needs to be done in a Script Task.
The ForLoop approach will not let you achieve this goal.
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For Each Loop Load Dynamic Excel Files

Hi All,
SSIS 2005
I want to load excel file .xls one at a time files that have different names without having to select the file in the connection manager, every time. So a user can easily place the excel file in the folder and right the sql job and it loads the file data.
The data flow tasks all work when I manually select the excel file, but I am unable to get this to work dynamically.
I have setup a for each loop with multiples data flow tasks and sql tasks to load my data from file.
Variables:
@filename d:\new file\*.xls
For Each Loop:
ForEachFile Enumerator
Folder: d:\new file\
Files: *.xls
Retrieve File Name: Fully Qualified
Variable Mappings:
User::filename (index 0)
Connection Managers:
Excel Connection Manager: Expressions, ConnectionString @[User::filename]
Error Message: Error at new buyer(package name) the connection string format is not valid. it must consist of one or more components of the form X=Y, seperated by semicolons.
Can anyone assist thanks.

You still need the file name variable.
ExcelFilePath is the fully qualified file name of your Excel file. ie. it contains both the path and file name.
e.g. D:\inbox\myExcelFile.xls
All the steps you mentioned are correct, except you need to set the property of ExcelFilePath of the Excel connection to the variable that you map to in the ForEach Loop:
Connection Managers:
Excel Connection Manager: Expressions, ExcelFilePath @[User::filename]
Hope this helps.
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Loading accdb file using for each loop in to single target table

I have 3 accdb file as below in single folder, in control flow I have created a for each loop to loop through all the below file. In dataflow task I have created oledb source using connection manager to point to first file a1.accdb. I am trying
to load all the file into single below mentioned target table, here It is only loading first file it is not looping through other two file.
This I have tried to load .txt files and csv files it is working perfectly but similarly when I try to load access db file table it is not working, can any one of you help me?
1. a1.accdb contains only one table a1tab ( col1 col2 col3 )
2. a2.accdb contains only one table a2tab ( col1 col2 col3 )
3. a3.accdb contains only one table a3tab ( col1 col2 col3 )
I have a target table with similar structure as source
Target table <TargetTable> Col1 Col2 Col3
aak

Thanks Arthur, please find below response
How do you handle the different table names? Cant we handle it in a similar manner, how we handle the .csv/.txt files with different name and similar structure for sources(multiple files) and target (single table)
Is it good to drop the idea of for each loop and create a separate task for each accdb file? to be loaded to same target table( performance wise etc.. any justification would be helpful)
You must handle the connection string dynamically?
Can you help me with the logic for handling connection string dynamically
aak

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