Recently when I had a task to identify the learning materials (free) and web resources for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), then first place I have used is MVP private newsgroups. You will appreciate the immediate help I received from fellow MVPs
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Ever wondered SQL Server Data Importing Do's and Don'ts, with a set of best practices. Import of data is a common task in any database platform and when it becomes regular you have to take care lot of incompatibilities. In particular SQL Server DBAs often
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This error started generating since last 2 days on a scheduled job that uses SSIS to import content from a flat file. Eventually we found that a derived column within the table and the flat file flow where dates in YYYYMMDD are changed to MM/DD/YYYY format.
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When you use BCP then you would definelty get to see this error "Unexpected EOF encountered in BCP data-file". Not only that I have seen this as one of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) and for a moment you might be thinking why there is an end of
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