I've created an SSIS package with the purpose of deleting and then recreating an Excel sheet, and then inserting data from a SQL database into that Excel sheet.
What I currenty have is:
1.) An Execute SQL task to delete 'Sheet1' from a local Excel file.
2.) An Execute SQL task to recreate 'Sheet1' in the same Excel file.
3.) A Data Flow task that uses an OLE DB Source to a 2005 SQL Server database.
4.) An Excel Destinaton (using an Excel Connection Manager) which points at / maps the SQL Server columns to the local Excel spreadsheet.
So essentially I'm deleting the Excel Sheet to remove old data, recreating it, and then trying to import the SQL data into it.
This worked well when I ran it the first time. When I try to rerun it however, all the tasks run successfully, the correct number of rows are shown to move to the Excel destination on the data flow tab, but the Excel spreadsheets are blank.
Can anyone suggest why this might be happening?
Thanks, Gavin
Is this the only sheet in your Excel file? If so, it might be easier to use the File System Task component to delete the entire file before creating your sheet (and therefore file) in your Execute SQL statement.
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Problem is as simple Client want to store executable sql task queries result in Excel file.I have set full result set as a object but cant consume that object anywhere.
You need to export data from SQL Server to Excel using SSIS, right? In SSIS, you need to create a data flow task. Inside the data flow task you need an OLEDB data source or an ADO.NET data source. Then you need an Excel destination. Connect the source and destination and configure the mappings and other settings. More detailed instructions can be found in this tutorial: https://codingsight.com/export-data-from-sql-server-to-excel-and-text-file-via-using-ssis-package/
Add a Data Flow Task that contains a Script Component Source where you generate output rows from the recordset and an Excel Destination:
Using The SSIS Object Variable As A Data Flow Source
Implementing Recordset Source
On the other hand, you can simply use the SQL Command that you are executing in the Execute SQL Task in an OLE DB Source which is more simple.
I am creating a SSIS package that imporr data from a SQL Server Source to an Excel Destination.
How can one truncate spreadsheet before run?
I tried the following way (using Execute SQL Task with no success.
Jet provider does not support neither truncate or delete command. You have 3 workarounds:
Have an empty excel template that you clone before the running the dataflow, or
Use execute sql task to create a new workbook/tab before running the dataflow
Drop the worksheet using Drop Table TableCall_Log and create a new one. You can referer to this Link for more details.
Useful Links
Deleting Records in an Excel Sheet using SSIS
Import Header-Line tables into Dynamic Excel destinations II
SSIS: Dynamically Generate Excel Table/Sheet
Truncation is not supported. You can recreate the whole excel file using two tasks:
The first task will be File task which deletes destination xls file.
The second task will be Execute SQL Task, which creates "table" (excel sheet). Use EXCEL connection type with excel connection manager and CREATE TABLE statement.
If you do not know the exact form of CREATE TABLE statement, then try to first prepare excel destination in a data flow task and by creating new excel sheet (by pushing New button on Connection Manager tab in Excel Destination editor) SSIS designer will show you CREATE TABLE statement which you need.
Connect the first task to the second task using Completion constraint if you are not sure, that the excel file exists every time you run the package.
You may also need to set DelayedValidation property to True on tasks following these first two tasks.
We track IPs that attack our site. First attack, we temp block them. Tf they ever attack again then we permanently blacklist them. Information for each attack by each IP is stored in perpetuum. Twice daily, reports with an Excel spreadsheet with all pertinent information is emailed to various people, and then the information is manually added to a massive spreadsheet. We've recently spun up a new box with SQL server and I've added all of the existing information to a table in the new database.
As I'm new to this, I would like to know if there is a way to send the daily spreadsheets to this new sql server and have it parse out the excel attachment and update our master tracking table. The spreadsheet will always have the same structure (15 columns and header and footer rows) with varying row quantities, and of course it matches the existing table structure.
I've been googling it and am only able to find queries (ba dum tish) on how to make SQL export to excel and send an email with Database Mail. Can't find anything on sending en email TO sql server and having it process an attachment.
You can make use of the SQL Server Integration Services(SSIS). You can write an SSIS package that import the data from the given Excel spreadsheet to a table and
then from that table you can write insert or update statements to your production table. You can use "Data Flow task" to Import the Data from the excel file and then write an " Execute SQL Task" which will update the values to Production table. Remember that you will have to keep the Excel file in the same folder all time (or else you can use dynamic statements to get the file name dynamically using Variables). Once you have completed the package you can schedule the package as an SQL Server Job which will run periodically and hence the data will be automatically updated.
Please refer this video for a basic idea about SSIS :
Import Data From Excel to SQL Server Using SSIS
Twice daily, reports with an Excel spreadsheet with all pertinent information is emailed to various people,
Try saving the File to a location and then use SSMS Export,Import Wizard ..This package can be saved and set to Run Daily
Here is a step by step tutorial covering the same..
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertutorial/203/simple-way-to-import-data-into-sql-server/
What's the correct way of exporting data from Excel 2013 file to SQL Server database? The data from the Excel file should be transferred into SQL when saving excel file to a database.
I know many answers for this are available but my question is bit different: every time the excel data changes, or the user clicks on save button the data in the database also needs to be updated.
The easiest way to do this is with an SSIS package. SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) is a package built in to SQL which allows transformations between data formats.
You can create a package by right-clicking on your target database in SQL Server Management Studio and selecting Tasks > Import Data. In the wizard that comes up asking for a data source choose "Microsoft Excel" from the top drop-down labelled as Data Source, then follow the wizard through. You'll have the choice of importing the Excel data into a new table or mapping it into an existing table.
If you want do this programmatically, you can save your package at the end of the wizard and then invoke it via code. But that's a different question.
What you want is not possible (as long as I know off). You can use SSIS package to migrate the Excel sheet into SQL Server, but is imposible to determine if someone "click save" or do some changes on the excel file. SSIS package can be programed to run on schedule or by demand. You should investigate SSIS packages. It is not easy to learn, but do what you need.
Maybe you would like to try a tool I have developed? It's an Excel Add-In that exports Excel data to SQL Server.
There is a feature to automatically export the data to SQL Server every time you press the save button in Excel. If you need to update the database every time a cell value change, you will need to add a few lines of VBA-code that will push the data to SQL Server.
To beta testers I currently give away a free license, so if you are interested in testing it out, send me an email:)
www.sqlpreads.com
I've got a dtsx package that selects data from an excel spreadsheet on the network and inserts it into a sql server table twice a day. However, the process fails if someone is in the spreadsheet modifying data. Is there a way to select data from an excel spreadsheet so that it doesn't fail if someone is in the spreadsheet?
Not used dtsx in anger in a long time but as an alternative solution.
Each time the job runs, would it be possible to create a temporary copy of that spreasheet (via your dtsx package) and then you can use that copy instead to import the data into table. When your done with the copy you can simply remove it.