Configuration file for dts package

Hi all,
I am building a DTS pakage to read from a text file and Populate a SQL
Server table. I am using the Enterprise manager to build the package.
I wanted to know if there is a way where I can specify information like the
path of the source text files, Login/pwd,server name of the detination
server in a separate "configuration file".
The reason I am looking for this is that I might need to move my packages to
different severs who may have different name and login/pwd. Also I dont want
to hadrcode the source file path in the package.
I think It is possible with UDL files but I dont know how.
any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Cheers,
siajHi
Good stuff is here
www.sqldts.com
"siaj" <siaj@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I am building a DTS pakage to read from a text file and Populate a SQL
> Server table. I am using the Enterprise manager to build the package.
> I wanted to know if there is a way where I can specify information like
the
> path of the source text files, Login/pwd,server name of the detination
> server in a separate "configuration file".
> The reason I am looking for this is that I might need to move my packages
to
> different severs who may have different name and login/pwd. Also I dont
want
> to hadrcode the source file path in the package.
>
> I think It is possible with UDL files but I dont know how.
> any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
> Cheers,
> siaj|||You can use a text file or an xml document to save this info. Open it from
your package a populate global variables.
AMB
"siaj" wrote:

> Hi all,
> I am building a DTS pakage to read from a text file and Populate a SQL
> Server table. I am using the Enterprise manager to build the package.
> I wanted to know if there is a way where I can specify information like th
e
> path of the source text files, Login/pwd,server name of the detination
> server in a separate "configuration file".
> The reason I am looking for this is that I might need to move my packages
to
> different severs who may have different name and login/pwd. Also I dont wa
nt
> to hadrcode the source file path in the package.
>
> I think It is possible with UDL files but I dont know how.
> any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
> Cheers,
> siaj|||I discussed some methods here in my article:
http://vyaskn.tripod.com/sql_server...t_practices.htm
You could make use of Dynamic Properties task, .ini files.
--
HTH,
Vyas, MVP (SQL Server)
SQL Server Articles and Code Samples @. http://vyaskn.tripod.com/
"siaj" <siaj@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi all,
I am building a DTS pakage to read from a text file and Populate a SQL
Server table. I am using the Enterprise manager to build the package.
I wanted to know if there is a way where I can specify information like the
path of the source text files, Login/pwd,server name of the detination
server in a separate "configuration file".
The reason I am looking for this is that I might need to move my packages to
different severs who may have different name and login/pwd. Also I dont want
to hadrcode the source file path in the package.
I think It is possible with UDL files but I dont know how.
any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Cheers,
siaj|||Thanks every body ...
These stff should help me.
siaj
"siaj" wrote:

> Hi all,
> I am building a DTS pakage to read from a text file and Populate a SQL
> Server table. I am using the Enterprise manager to build the package.
> I wanted to know if there is a way where I can specify information like th
e
> path of the source text files, Login/pwd,server name of the detination
> server in a separate "configuration file".
> The reason I am looking for this is that I might need to move my packages
to
> different severs who may have different name and login/pwd. Also I dont wa
nt
> to hadrcode the source file path in the package.
>
> I think It is possible with UDL files but I dont know how.
> any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
> Cheers,
> siaj