Database Connectionstring as a variable

  • Hi

    I'm having problems setting up a connection string variable. I've created a connection in the connection manager. Set the svrname & dbname, checked that it works, then in the connection properties set the connectionstring expression to be the my connectionstring variable. This doesn't want to work though.

    The connectionstring is "Data Source=DevSvr;Initial Catalog=DevDb;Provider=SQLNCLI.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;"

    The error i receive is connection "Data Source=DevSvr;Initial Catalog=DevDb;Provider=SQLNCLI.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;" is not found.

    Any help would be appreciated. Are there any tutorials as to set connectionstrings as variables as I can't seem to find any.

    Cheers

    Lbob

  • Create 2 variables for ServerName and DatabaseName and use them in the property expression to form the connection string as below.

    "Data Source="+ @[User::ServerName] +";Initial Catalog="+ @[User::DatabaseName] +";Provider=SQLNCLI.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;"

  • Here is some configuration information for you to take a look at:

    SSIS Configurations

    Best Practices for Integration Services Configurations

    Reusing Connections with Data Sources and Configurations

    Understanding Integration Services Package Configurations

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  • Hi

    Sorry for the delay in replying, thanks for the info, will be looking into it all today.

    Lbob

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