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PatDeV
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197 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-01 : 21:32:15
Hi all,

How can i read file name myexcel12292008.xls automatically. I would like to make it automatically to ready next file next day such as myexcel12302009.xls? How can i sset thtat.

thanks
Pat

sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-01 : 22:06:38
Can you elaborate on your requirement?
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PatDeV
Posting Yak Master

197 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-02 : 08:14:21
I have created SSIS package but i need assistance to read EXcel file automatically for the next day. The file i have is myescel111082008. once that is executed there will be new file myexcel11092008 and so on so i want to read next file automatilly without changing the source manually!!

hope that clears something!!

thanks
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sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-02 : 08:15:24
Look for Foreachloop container.
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PatDeV
Posting Yak Master

197 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-02 : 08:39:47
how can i set that up!! i am totally new to that!!
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-02 : 09:11:22
quote:
Originally posted by PatDeV

how can i set that up!! i am totally new to that!!



http://www.sqlis.com/post/Looping-over-files-with-the-Foreach-Loop.aspx

http://pragmaticworks.com/community/blogs/nayanpatel/archive/2008/11/13/how-to-loop-through-files-in-a-specified-folder-load-one-by-one-and-move-to-archive-folder-using-ssis.aspx
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PatDeV
Posting Yak Master

197 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-02 : 14:10:31
hi I could do the way they showed but How i can set the package to read file for date such as in the example it shows *.TXT or nightly_*.xls but i want to pass file like file+date.xls(which could be file01022009.xls.

Thanks
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sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-02 : 14:13:14
You need to use variables as indicated in the link.
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sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-02 : 14:14:54
quote:
Originally posted by PatDeV

hi I could do the way they showed but How i can set the package to read file for date such as in the example it shows *.TXT or nightly_*.xls but i want to pass file like file+date.xls(which could be file01022009.xls.

Thanks



If you put .xls extension it will read all files with that Extension .You can move to archive folder as done in link.
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2009-01-03 : 07:31:58
http://neonlabs.structum.net/blog/?p=235
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