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sross81
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2012-12-20 : 14:05:14
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| Hello,I have an excel spreadsheet that I get from an outside source that I need to import into a database. It has 4 fields, 2 formatted as date and 2 formatted as time. If the date or time is not determinable but whoever inputs the data the value will come back as UTD instead of a date or time.When I import using my SSIS package sometimes it takes the value in as UTD or date for example for a field, but many times it just drops it off and leaves all the dates, but for UTD it will insert a value of NULL.I've tried the IMEX=1 one into the connection string and tried changing the data types of the fields in excel. I am looking for ideas. I am new to using SSIS.Thank you.Thanks in Advance!Sherri |
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sross81
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2012-12-20 : 17:06:07
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| I ended up just saving the excel file as a text file and then importing it as all text in a tab delimted format. That is a fix until I can get the vendor to just send me a text file.Thanks in Advance!Sherri |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2012-12-21 : 00:39:52
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| SSIS doesnt allow you to change datatypes at runtime so you've bring them all as text or make them all either UTD or date values------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/ |
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Import Field with various data types