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Simple CSV file with some embedded delimiters. No big deal in SQL 2000 DTS right? Well, it’s a huge deal in SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 SSIS. Of course, it is a bit of a mystery while they keep removing functionality but that isn’t the point of this post. The point of this post is to show a solution…

The solution comes by way of the Microsoft SQL Server Community Samples: Integration Services (yes, it is a long name for ‘Look dudes! We are giving you a work around!’ but it works non the less).

http://sqlsrvintegrationsrv.codeplex.com/

I tried the delimited file reader in a variety of scenarios and it passed with flying colors. How nice it is to be able do the same imports that were effortless in SQL 2000.