I want to use DTS to load from a flat file. But I can't be sure when
the flat file will arrive. I would like the job to check every 10
minutes or so for a couple of hours. If the file is present, then load
the file and rename it so that it doesn't get overwritten. Any
suggestions?

TIA,

amorphous999

Why not create the DTS package as if the file exists, and if it doesn't let
the package fail!
Set up a job to run the package every x number of minutes, if the file is
there it will load
if the file's not there the package will fail and the job will execute again
in another x minutes.

Of course the last step of your package will be to delete the file after it
loads, so it doesn't
keep appending the info to the database.

We have several similar packages we run and just let them fail when the
file's not there, not
very pretty but who cares! It works and the import only takes 10 seconds
anyway.

"amorphous999" <jfobrien1458@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I want to use DTS to load from a flat file. But I can't be sure when
> the flat file will arrive. I would like the job to check every 10
> minutes or so for a couple of hours. If the file is present, then load
> the file and rename it so that it doesn't get overwritten. Any
> suggestions?
>
> TIA,
>
> amorphous999
>

You could put in an ActiveX step to check if the file is there - if it
is, the package continues, if not, then it returns, quits, logs an
error or anything else you want it to do. This article might be useful:

http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?292

Simon

Thanks for the URL! I'll give it a try.

Simon Hayes wrote:
> You could put in an ActiveX step to check if the file is there - if it
> is, the package continues, if not, then it returns, quits, logs an
> error or anything else you want it to do. This article might be useful:
>
> http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?292
>
> Simon