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billsack
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 Posted - 2006-09-22 : 10:09:38
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| Hi folks,I have a heap of files coming in every day via FTP. I have a decent client that pulls these down and deletes the originals, leaving them in a directory ready to import into SQL.The problem is that they always have different filenames. Because of this I cannot get the DTS to pick up the newest files.Can anyone help please. I am really stuck.Cheers |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2006-09-22 : 12:37:38
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| You can rename/copy the files to a known filename.But why use dts. If you use bulk insert then you don't have any problem.seehttp://www.nigelrivett.net/SQLTsql/ImportTextFiles.htmlAnd while you're at it why not do the ftp from t-sql and keep everything in the same languagehttp://www.nigelrivett.net/FTP/s_ftp_GetDir.htmlhttp://www.nigelrivett.net/FTP/s_ftp_GetFile.html==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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