Is there any better method for DTS ?

I have created a package that just export a number of tables to an Access
Database and it works fine.
However, when I rerun the package, I get error message as it cannot create
the tables (This is because they are already exists in the Access database).
What is a better way for me to handle this problem ? Should I edit the DTS
package to remove the "Create Table" step (It involves 23 tables) OR is
there any better way to create a package that can be reused ?
Thanks
You could have an 'execute SQL task', that checks for the existence of the
table first, and drops it if needed.
HTH,
Vyas, MVP (SQL Server)
SQL Server Articles and Code Samples @. http://vyaskn.tripod.com/
"Peter" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I have created a package that just export a number of tables to an Access
Database and it works fine.
However, when I rerun the package, I get error message as it cannot create
the tables (This is because they are already exists in the Access database).
What is a better way for me to handle this problem ? Should I edit the DTS
package to remove the "Create Table" step (It involves 23 tables) OR is
there any better way to create a package that can be reused ?
Thanks
|||"Peter" wrote:

> I have created a package that just export a number of tables to an Access
> Database and it works fine.
> However, when I rerun the package, I get error message as it cannot create
> the tables (This is because they are already exists in the Access database).
> What is a better way for me to handle this problem ? Should I edit the DTS
> package to remove the "Create Table" step (It involves 23 tables) OR is
> there any better way to create a package that can be reused ?
> Thanks
>
In the "Copy SQL Server Objects Task" in DTS, there is an option to "Drop
Destination Objects First", would this be of any use?
Cheers,
Ian
|||Dear Narayana,
Thank you for your advice. However, I don't know how to create an "Execute
SQL Task" to check the existence and delete the table in the Access Table.
Can you give me some advice ?
Thanks
Peter
"Narayana Vyas Kondreddi" <answer_me@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You could have an 'execute SQL task', that checks for the existence of the
> table first, and drops it if needed.
> --
> HTH,
> Vyas, MVP (SQL Server)
> SQL Server Articles and Code Samples @. http://vyaskn.tripod.com/
>
> "Peter" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eSw2cx9oFHA.568@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I have created a package that just export a number of tables to an Access
> Database and it works fine.
> However, when I rerun the package, I get error message as it cannot create
> the tables (This is because they are already exists in the Access
> database).
> What is a better way for me to handle this problem ? Should I edit the
> DTS
> package to remove the "Create Table" step (It involves 23 tables) OR is
> there any better way to create a package that can be reused ?
> Thanks
>
>
|||Dear Ian,
Thank you for your advice. However, I find that the options only applies to
database object and don't work for exporting to Access Database.
Peter
"Ian Murphy" <IanMurphy@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Peter" wrote:
> In the "Copy SQL Server Objects Task" in DTS, there is an option to "Drop
> Destination Objects First", would this be of any use?
> Cheers,
> Ian