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SSIS: Flat File Source - Datetime Column Format Issue & Solution

By Rajkumar5055
October 2, 2013

Flat files as Source are widely used in SQL Server Integration Services Tool. This article will discuss one common issue with Flat File Date time Columns. (Details can be found in this SSIS MSDN Thread called "SSIS FlatFile Source Datetime Column Format Issue"). Note: DOB column (Datatype: DT_DBTIMESTAMP) has two date formats (DD/MM/YYYY & MM/DD/YYYY).) Observations: I expected the 06/26/1988 value...

Sort Letters in a Phrase using T-SQL

By Saeid Hasani
October 1, 2013

This article comes up from an MSDN forum post. The problem is how can we sort the letters in a phrase just using T-SQL? To clarify the question, for instance the desired result for CHICAGO must be ACCGHIO." Because SQL is a Declarative Language in Relational System, it does not have arrays. Table is a relational variable that presents a relation, simply it is a Set that has no order. But if someone needs to do this sort in SQL Server...

How to Get the Textual Representation of a Number (Convert Number to Words) in VB.Net

By Reed Kimble
September 29, 2013

Converting a decimal number into its textual representation is nothing new and the Internet is full of examples on ways to do so. The basic idea is to create some kind of look up table for numbers and their respective words (e.g. 0 = "zero", 1 = "one", 2 = "two", etc.) and then provide a method which can take a decimal number like 1234.56 and output a string containing "one thousand two hundred and thirty-four point five six"...

Avoid “File system redirection” in Visual Studio 2012

By Isham Mohamed
September 28, 2013

Windows 8.1 comes with a hidden feature called “Slide to Shutdown”, it is like the Slide to shutdown facility in Windows Phone. Every one was busy in making shortcut for the SlideToShutdown.exe on desktop and calling it via shortcut key combinations. Mine was a small application that invoke Process class’s Start method C# (i.e. Process.Start();) or Shell()in VB.net. I took my time and started making my idea. Then when I faced an issue...

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