Hi there,
I have designed a package that works perfectly well, exporting data to an excel file from an ole db source. The problem is that in the excel destination file, columns of data that originally were numbers, are formatted as text. It would be just annoying if it weren't because I use those figures in a pivot table that operates with them.
Any idea on how to tell Excel that those columns are numbers?
Thx in advance
What is the original data type in the OLE DB source of those columns? If they are strings you may need tu use the Data Conversion transformation. Does the excel file already exists? if so, what are the format of the columns?
I run a quick test loading 100 rows od AdventureWorks.Sales.SalesOrderDetail table into an Excel file and all the data types mapped fine. The only thing is that I used the Excel Destination in BIDS to create the file and the destination tab using the 'Name of the excel sheet' -->New... button; it generated an statement like:
CREATE TABLE `Excel Destination` (
`SalesOrderID` INTEGER,
`SalesOrderDetailID` INTEGER,
`CarrierTrackingNumber` NVARCHAR(25),
`OrderQty` SMALLINT,
`ProductID` INTEGER,
`SpecialOfferID` INTEGER,
`UnitPrice` MONEY,
`UnitPriceDiscount` MONEY,
`LineTotal` NUMERIC (38,6),
`rowguid` UNIQUEIDENTIFIER,
`ModifiedDate` DATETIME
)
I only had to adjust the Numeric data type precision and I worked just fine.
Rafael Salas
|||Thx for your answer Rafael.
The numeric data from the ole db data source is in four-byte signed int [DT_I4]. I have a data conversion between the ole db data source and the excel destination and I've tried to both leave the numeric fields unchanged and "convert" them into the same type. Regarding the excel file, I use a template pre-formatted that i copy into a new file through a system file task in the control flow. I've tried several formatting in the columns (general, numeric, etc...) to no avail...
I've also tried in the excel destination to create the worksheets in which I export the data through that "new button" and with a command very similar to the one you posted, with type for the numeric columns as INTEGER. If it worked for you I'm really confused then :/, I was beginning to think it could be a bug in excel.
Thx again
|||Loslor,
I just looked into the details of mi excel destination file and compared how the data types from BIDS got mapped. I found that all my DT_I4, DT_I2, DT_WSTR and Numeric in BDIS have 'general' when I looked into the format of the cells in the Excel file. I also used the data in the excel file to build a pivot table and worked fine. Are you getting the same behavior?
CREATE TABLE `Excel Destination` (
`SalesOrderID` INTEGER, --> mapped from an DT_I4 in the dataflow; loaded in excel as 'General' (when opening the execel file and look a the format of the cell)
`SalesOrderDetailID` INTEGER,
`CarrierTrackingNumber` NVARCHAR(25), --> mapped from an DT_WSTR in the dataflow; loaded in excel as 'General' (when opening the execel file and look a the format of the cell)
`OrderQty` SMALLINT, --> mapped from an DT_I2 in the dataflow; loaded in excel as 'General' (when opening the execel file and look a the format of the cell)
`ProductID` INTEGER,
`SpecialOfferID` INTEGER,
`UnitPrice` MONEY, --> mapped from an DT_CY in the dataflow; loaded in excel as 'Currency' (when opening the execel file and look a the format of the cell)
`UnitPriceDiscount` MONEY,
`LineTotal` NUMERIC (38,6), --> mapped from a Numeric in the dataflow; loaded in excel as 'General' (when opening the execel file and look a the format of the cell)
`rowguid` UNIQUEIDENTIFIER,--> mapped from an DT_DBTIMESTAMP in the dataflow; loaded in excel as 'Date' (when opening the execel file and look a the format of the cell)
`ModifiedDate` DATETIME
)
Rafael Salas
|||Hi again,
Yes, my excell is doing the same. After exporting the data, all the cells have the format "General", though they are still treated as text. In fact, the numeric columns display a warning saying that "The number in the cell is formatted as text or preceded by apostrophe" (the last thing obviously being not true) and asks me if i want to reformat the cells, wich sounds a bit like a joke to me. The pivot table is still not getting right the data.
Thx Rafael
|||Then it seems there is an issue in how excel treats the format 'general' in your side. As I told you I was able to generate the Pivot table regardless of the 'general' formating.
Sorry if I didnt hel you
Rafael Salas
|||I'm beginning to fight in that front since I don't see any problem in the package.
Thx a lot for your time Rafael
|||I'm having the same problem using Excel 2003 in SSIS 2005 and wonder if you discovered the solution. I'd appreciate any tips you may have. Thanks.
Dan
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