Unable to run dtsx package locally when there is a sort task

Question

Hi all
I have created a very simple package.
It has a OLE DB Source, a Sort and a OLE DB Destination.
When I run it in the Integration Designer in Visual Studio, it works fine.
But when I like to execute the package in another C# Project, I get this error:
"To run a SSIS package outside of SQL Server Data Tools you must install Sort of Integration Services or higher."
When I remove the Sort Task, it works.
Here is my C# code:
MyEventListener eventListener = new MyEventListener();
Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Package _Package;
Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application _Application;
Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult _DTSExecResult;
_Application = new Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application();
_Package = _Application.LoadPackage(@"...\Package.dtsx", eventListener, true);
_DTSExecResult = _Package.Execute(null, null, eventListener, null, null);
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(_DTSExecResult.ToString());
Thanks and best regards
Frank

Answer 1

Hi frank,
Based on the error message, it seems that SSIS is not installed or a lower SSIS version installed on the server on which the C# project was running.
To run the package outside SSDT, you need right version SSIS installed. The reason why the package runs fine with only Source and Destination components is that such a simple package can be executed by the DTExec utility installed by SQL Server 2012 Data base
Engine or Client Tools (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard). To run a package that uses other tasks/components outside SSDT/BIDS, the SSIS runtime is also required except the DTExec utility. To obtain the SSIS runtime, we have to install SSIS on the server
where the package runs.
Reference:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19989099/getting-error-running-ssis-package-on-non-ssis-server
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Katherine Xiong
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