Question

Can anyone provide some information on how to run an integration services package, on an SQL server 2005 instance, from Visual Basic 6?

Any help at all is much appreciated.

Answer 1

You need to have xp_cmdshell enabled, if it’s not, execute: sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', '1' in SSMS on your server.

Create a store procedure, and put the following code in it:

DECLARE @SSISPackage VARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @cmd VARCHAR(max)
DECLARE @variable_value1 varchar(255)
DECLARE @Result int

SET @SSISPackage = 'C:\path_to_the_package\package_name.dtsx'
SET @cmd = 'dtexec /F "' + @SSISPackage + '"'   
// if you have variables in the package that need to be set up
// add them here
SET @cmd = @cmd + ' /SET \Package.Variables[User::somevariable1].Properties[Value];"' + @variable_value1 + '"'
SET @cmd = @cmd + ' /SET \Package.Variables[User::somevariable2].Properties[Value];"' + @variable_value2 + '"'
SET @cmd = @cmd + ' /SET \Package.Variables[User::somevariable3].Properties[Value];"' + @variable_value3 + '"'

EXECUTE @Result = master..xp_cmdshell @cmd, NO_OUTPUT

Then, call the stored procedure from VB6, via an ADODB.Command.

You have examples here:

• SSIS: http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1395
• ADODB.Command: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vbscript/simple_sp_vb6.aspx

I hope it helps.