Visual Studio 2019
Excel 365 64-bit
Excel file has a single worksheet named raw_products
I added a Data Flow Task to my Control Flow
Added Excel Source to the Data Flow
Opened the Excel Source and clicked "New" to create a new connection manager.
Selected my Excel file (Noted that the Excel version changed from 97-2003 to 2007-2010 after I selected the file).
I selected Table or View for Data Access Mode and was greeted with the error:
No Tables or Views could be loaded
Could not retrieve the table information for the connection manager 'Excel Connection Manager'.
Failed to connect to the source using the connection manager 'Excel Connection Manager'
I went through and tried every version available and none would connect.
A quick search on SO shows that the fixes are anywhere from reverting to Windows 98 or reinstalling VS to installing 32bit or 64bit Access Database drivers.
The purpose of this task is to import the Excel file into my SQL database. If I use the SQL Import Wizard it works perfectly, and I actually saved it as a SSIS package and imported it into the package I'm working on now.
I've tried all the versions available in the connection manager, and I installed the 64bit Access Database Engine drivers (it won't allow me to install the 32bit since I have 64bit office installed). I tried changing the Run64BitRuntime option in the project properties.
I don't want to reinstall VS2019, it took me 4 hours to get it and the Integration Services installed!
EDIT: Against my better judgement I removed VS2019 and Integration Services. It took me almost 8hrs to get them reinstalled and for everything to work again since MS Visual Studio Tools were not removed or registered correctly.
I have reinstalled everything, rebooted at least a dozen times, and I am still having the same issue where it will not show anything. VERY frustrating since this is the most important part of the SSIS package.
You need to Connection manager:
One for the source (Excel) that you already added
One for the target/destination (SQL)
Do you have the second one with SQL? Can you test it if it is successful?
Once it is successful you will have list of tables and you can choose your target table from the list if it exists.
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SSIS Excel Connection manager validation is taking forever. The same package works when running Visual Studio in administrator mode. The Excel file I am reading is from a local folder.
I set the Security of both Package and project to "DontSaveSensitive"
After spending almost the whole day, I found out that the TargetServerVersion did not match the target SQL server. Fixing that resolves the issue.
I am trying to connect Excel to my company's Oracle Database. According to the following instructions it should be fairly easy: https://www.wikihow.com/Connect-Excel-to-an-Oracle-Database.
However it has been impossible and quite frustrating so far.
I have followed two different approaches that I've found online.
FIRST APPROACH: installed ODAC from Oracle's Universal Installer
I went to this site https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/dotnet-odacdev-downloads.html and downloaded the ODAC 12.2.0.1.1 file.
Then, I went through the installation process basically just clicking 'next' on every step.
Note 1: (I don't know if this might be important), in the Database Connection configuration tab I did not fill in any of the information (simply because I didn't know what to put there). It said that if information wasn't filled in, it would not create the TNSNAMES.ORA file.
Note 2: After finishing the installation it says 'run the SQL scripts located in the ... directory after the install'. Which I didn't do, again, because I didn't know how.
After the installation finished a directory was created in the following location: C:\app\client\myUserName\.
The directory goes all the way down to C:\app\client\myUserName\product\12.2.0\client_1, and it contains a bunch of files and folders.
I noticed that no environmental variable was created.
SECOND APPROACH: installed ODBC instant client
I went to this site https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/winx64-64-downloads.html and downloaded both instantclient-basic-windows.x64-19.6.0.0.0dbru.zip and instantclient-odbc-windows.x64-19.6.0.0.0dbru.zip.
Then I created the directory C:\Oracle\instantclient_19_6 and unziped both folders contents into it.
Finally, I ran odbc_install from the command_line, as an administrator, but got Oracle ODBC Driver with same name already exists.
Note: in this case I also noticed that no environmental variable was created.
RESULTS:
When I go to Excel and click on Data\From Database\From Oracle Database I keep getting the same error as before: The recommended provider ('Oracle.DataAccess.Client') is not installed. You can continue with your current provider, however it has been deprecated and may not work properly.".
I was able to solve it by installing the 64 bits version of Oracle's client. Its located at https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/112010-win64soft.html, file win64_11gR2_client.zip.
Although the message "The recommended provider ('Oracle.DataAccess.Client') is not installed. You can continue with your current provider, however it has been deprecated and may not work properly." remained, I was able to connect after ignoring it.
I have also tried a bunch of approaches and finally got rid of the 'Oracle.DataAccess.Client is not installed' error.
Install Oracle Client for Microsoft Tools:
ODP.NET, Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio (Code), and ODAC
https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/net-downloads.html
Oracle Client for Microsoft Tools installs and configures ODP.NET to support 64-bit Microsoft tool connections with Oracle database. It supports connecting with Power BI Desktop, Power BI service, Excel, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Data Tools, SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, and BizTalk Server.
I have installed Oracle Client for Microsoft Tools 19.17 for (Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)) (V1032890-01.exe).
Alternatively, you could follow the learn more link:
Connect Microsoft Tools to Oracle Databases
https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/appdev/ocmt.html
Tutorials > Power BI Desktop: Connect to Oracle Database
https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/database/microsoft-powerbi-connection-adw.pdf
I am using Visual Studio 2017 and trying to connect to an Excel file source for a data flow. I have tried all of the following solutions found on StackOverflow and none of them work:
Installed 32-bit Microsoft Access Database Engine for 2010 (I am running 32-bit version of Office)
Changed Run64BitRuntime to "False"
Delay Validation = "True" everywhere, inc the connection manager
Changing the connection string to various suggestions found here and on other sites.
Made sure the Excel file was closed.
I've connected to Excels sources successfully hundreds of times in other lives, but at this new job I've had to install VS myself and I've never had to do that before. Until now, the install has seemed fine and I can do plenty of other things without issue--I just can't connect to an Excel file source. I'm desperate. Any ideas, anyone?
Thanks to any who answer.
Error message I get:
"Could not retrieve the table information for the connection manager 'Excel Connection Manager'.
Failed to connect to the source using the connection manager 'Excel Connection Manager'"
I got it to work by uninstalling and then re-installing VS 2017. I suspect--but am not sure--that the key was to have the 32-bit Microsoft Access Database Engine for 2010 installed PRIOR to having the VS 2017 installed. That was not the case when I first installed VS 2017. But after uninstalling VS, I uninstalled then re-installed the 32-bit Access drivers, then reinstalled VS 2017 and my Excel connection worked fine. I also did all of the other steps outlined above prior to trying my connection, though I don't know if they were necessary.
we've got a Windows Server 2012 R2 with SSIS 2015 installed, and also SAP BO BI 4.2. There is also Office 2016, and we first tried (and then uninstalled) Microsoft Office Access Redistributable 2010 32bit (which had some problems with BO), and then we successfully installed Microsoft Office Access Redistributable 2016 32bit.
Before the redistributable, the SSIS couldn't even see the Excel component in the data flow. We are accessing with some users in RD to the machine, and there is a user which is administrator.
So, the administrator made all the install/uninstall. If we open a SSIS solution with the administrator, and we open a DTSX with an Excel connection, it hangs. If we try to make a new SSIS to point to a new Excel, when we try to open the table we get "Could not retrieve the table information for the connection manager ‘Excel Connection Manager’". That also happens to some of my collegues.
What is extremely strange, is that this doesn't happen to my user. I can connect to the RD, open the SSIS solution, and all the metadata is loaded. I can create a new DTSX, point to the same Excel on the server, and I see the sheets to choose. Somehow, I guess, my user is the only one which is loading correctly the dlls for Access 2016 (if I try to set a different driver, it doesn't load).
I'll try when I get back to work to see if the suggestion here to read from SQL and see if I get the same error from the other users is always the same...but still I need to get why my user is working.
https://mariussqlbi.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/extracting-data-from-excel-with-ssis/
Any help would be appreciated...
Daniele
I have researched this thoroughly but I've yet to find a satisfactory answer.
I am using SQL Server Data Tools 2010 and Microsoft Office 2013 64-bit. I know that there is a compatibility problem and I am trying to solve it because I know for a fact that you can use an .xlsx file as a data source in a Data Flow.
First I tried setting Run64BitRuntime to False in Project -> Properties -> Configuration Properties - > Debugging but it didn't work
Whenever I try importing an .xlsx file I get the same error
Microsoft Visual Studio
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Could not retrieve the table information for the connection manager
'Source Path'. Failed to connect to the source using the connection
manager 'Source Path'
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So I tried downloading the "Microsoft Access database engine 2010" as so many suggested. The 64-bit installed successfully but the 32-bit returned the following error
You cannot install the 32-bit version of Microsoft Access database engine 2010
because you currently have 64-bit Office products installed.
Now I know I am missing a step here cause while I can see "Microsoft Access database engine 2010" in the list of installed programs in control panel it does not show up as an option in the Provider list when I am trying to create a new Connection Manager.
So before I result following the instruction on this blog I would like to ensure there is no easier way of solving the problem
Thank you in advance for you time.
If you're machine is x64, forget about Excel, as there is no driver available.
Just convert the file to CSV and use a Flat File Connector instead.
Ok, the answer was so ridiculously easy that I kind of feel ashamed for this post now.
If you are using Microsoft Office 2013 64-bit and want to work with SSIS you have to download and install the 32-bit Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable, not the 64-bit, set Run64BitRuntime to False and everything will work like a charm.