Create a Package for export the query results to Excel

Hi,

In SQL Server,

does anybody provide the steps for create a Package for exporting the query results to Excel environment?

I just know that click the "Export", then choose the query file to export to Excel.

I want to know how to create the Package to export it.

Please let me know, thanks.1. Create new package

2. Connection from Connection menu (or right click)
* Add SQL server connection, specify the server name, authentication, and dbname
* Add Excel connection, specify the path where u want to place the excel file

3. Transform data task from Task menu (or right click)
* Add Transform data task, select the source and destination
* Double click the task
- Source tab : select the table/view or write down the query
- Destination tab : just click ok on create table script window (for sheet & column name)
- Transformation tab : Map the required columns

4. Save the DTS

5. Right click - Execute package or u can schedule it as job|||Question:

I created the package and execute the package, it works,
but, I got another problem, if I execute it for 2 times, the values will be output double in the same table,

eg.
1st execute:
Name:
Jim
Mary

2nd execute:
Name:
Jim
Mary
Jim
Mary

I want to execute the package which values will replace the previous file's values if the filename is same.

How should I do? Please let me know, thanks.|||em....i dunno how to delete data in excel destination file. but u can do it if the destination is ms access file, with additional task and workflow :
- Add a task (Execute SQL Task) as 1st step in the DTS
Existing connection : choose the ms access connection which was already created
SQL statement : DELETE * FROM <destination_tablename>

- Add on success workflow from above task to sql connection

Counting unique entries in a SQL Statement

I have a complicated problem, and I'm new to SQL so any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am creating an export file (fixed width) that contains a breakdown of items on an invoice, and each "export file" can contain many invoices. The problem is that I need to apply an incremental "invoice" count on each line. This isn't as simple as doing a running sum of "1" on each record, because the first 5 rows may all be on the same invoice, and all rows need to be identified as being associated with "invoice 1". The next invoice will be known as "invoice 2" and again may contain many rows, all requiring "invoice 2".

Does this make sense?

EG.: I am shipping products, and the breakdown is: Vessel, Voyage, Invoice No, Product, Mark.....

SAGMIR 025 001 HEM/FIR HLF550...

SAGMIR 025 001 HEM/FIR KILN-D HLF505...

SAGMIR 025 002 HEM/FIR HLF660....

The SQL statement that produces the above is a Select query with a grouping on VES/VOY/BL_ID/PRO/MARK where the "BL_ID" indicates they are on the same invoice, but is not the incremental number I require. Complicated, i know...

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help.....if this explanation isn't clear please tell me!

Michael

Yes, this is not clear to me yet. Could you explain this a bit in detail ? There is a function in SQL Server which can produce a rank based on several columns. The example for procuding such number would be to get new running number for Order Details per order number. Is is this what you are trying to do ?

HTH, Jens K. Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de|||Your best bet is probably a temporary table... and then join back to it.something like the following :

create table #tempinv
(
invid int identity(1,1),
bl_id int not null
)

insert into #tempinv
(
bl_id
)
select distinct BL_ID from invoices
order by BL_ID

select i.VES, i.VOY, t.invid, i.PRO, i.MARK
from invoices i
inner join #tempinv t on t.bl_id = i.BL_ID
order by i.BL_ID

drop table #tempinv

I think this is what you want....