SSIS: Table to Text file

Creating an SSIS Package to consume a table and write the recordset into a text file.

Rename package to match project
Next, Create data source allowing access to sql table. create connection manager.

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Next, select the source database.
Create a data flow task and give it a name indicating its purpose.

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Double-click the task to edit it and add a connection manager for the database.
Drag and OLE Db Datasource unto the designer.

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Double-click it and enter sql to extract table records.
You may click preview to confirm desired resultset.

Drag a flat file destination object unto the designer.
Connect the OLE Db Datasource to the Flat File Destination object by dragging its green arrow to connect the two objects.

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Create and configure the flat file connection manager to write a delimited list of employee records to a text file with column names appearing in the header row.

Execute the package and notice the number of records returned.

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Locate the text file previously configured to view the results.

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