Showing posts with label import. Show all posts
Showing posts with label import. Show all posts

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Error when using SQL Import / Export Wizard

I am attempting to import data from an access db using the wizard and I get the following error when the wizard attempts to save.

- Initializing Data Flow Task (Success)
- Initializing Connections (Success)
- Setting SQL Command (Success)
- Setting Source Connection (Success)
- Setting Destination Connection (Success)
- Validating (Success)
- Saving (Error)
Messages
* Error 0xc0208220: Data Flow Task: Unable to save to XML.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

Does anyone have any ideas about how to correct this?

Without out more information I would have to say that the error is occurring because the path is non-existant, the account running the package does not have permissions to the path, or the file connection manager was set up to use an existing file and one is not there, or to create a file and one of that name already exists.sql

Friday, March 23, 2012

Error when importing XML to SQL-server using activX

I have tried this example to import XML to SQL-server:
http://www.perfectxml.com/articles/X...rtXMLSQL.asp#3
But i get an error when the import is finish:
Error Source: Microsoft Data Transformation Service (DTS) Package
Error Description: ActiveX Scripting encounted a Run Time Error during
the execution of the script.
The data is imported to the table as it should
What could be the problem?//Peter
"Peter" <dj-pnr@.get2net.dk> wrote in message
news:4073f900@.news.wineasy.se...
[snip]
> The data is imported to the table as it should
> What could be the problem?//Peter
If the data gets imported, then it is probably a problem with syntax at the
end of your script. Check to make sure it is correct.
Bryant
|||I have the following code:
'************************************************* *********************
' Visual Basic ActiveX Script
'************************************************* ***********************
Dim objXBulkLoad
Set objXBulkLoad = CreateObject("SQLXMLBulkLoad.SQLXMLBulkLoad.3.0")
objXBulkLoad.ConnectionString =
"PROVIDER=SQLOLEDB.1;SERVER=000.000.000.000;UID=ad m;PWD=password;DATABASE=No
rthWind;"
objXBulkLoad.KeepIdentity = False
'Optional Settings
objXBulkLoad.ErrorLogFile = "c:\NWError.LOG"
objXBulkLoad.TempFilePath = "c:\temp"
'Executing the bulk-load
objXBulkLoad.Execute "c:\books.xsd", "c:\books.xml"
Main = DTSTaskExecResult_Success
Can you see any errors?
"Bryant Likes" <bryant@.suespammers.org> skrev i en meddelelse
news:uekmKakHEHA.3476@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> "Peter" <dj-pnr@.get2net.dk> wrote in message
> news:4073f900@.news.wineasy.se...
> [snip]
> If the data gets imported, then it is probably a problem with syntax at
the
> end of your script. Check to make sure it is correct.
> --
> Bryant
>
|||"Peter" <dj-pnr@.get2net.dk> wrote in message
news:407bedf5$1@.news.wineasy.se...
[snip]
> Main = DTSTaskExecResult_Success
> Can you see any errors?
It doesn't look like you have a Function called main, so that last line
would cause the error. You should wrap everything in a function like:
Function Main()
''' Insert all your code here
Main = DTSTaskExecResult_Success
End Function
Bryant
|||Xref: TK2MSFTNGP08.phx.gbl microsoft.public.sqlserver.xml:23306
Tanks! That solved my problem
"Bryant Likes" <bryant@.suespammers.org> skrev i en meddelelse
news:%237pbt4dIEHA.3964@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "Peter" <dj-pnr@.get2net.dk> wrote in message
> news:407bedf5$1@.news.wineasy.se...
> [snip]
> It doesn't look like you have a Function called main, so that last line
> would cause the error. You should wrap everything in a function like:
> Function Main()
> ''' Insert all your code here
> Main = DTSTaskExecResult_Success
> End Function
> --
> Bryant
>

error when importing text file - saving in notepad first works

I'm trying to import a tab separated text file into sql server 2005 using the import guide. But when running the job I get the error message

Error 0xc02020c5: Data Flow Task: Data conversion failed while converting column "Column 19" (67) to column "Column 19" (404). The conversion returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data.".
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

The column 19 which reported a problem contains this information:
?searchroot=/_gen_/txt/&template=std.htm&use=prospect&intref=1_26067

However what is mysterious is that if I open the file in notepad or Excel and resave it again the job runs perfectly. This is not a way we could make it work later on since it's an automatic job that will run each night on a new text file.

The text file is sent from Norway to Sweden - and I use ANSI latin 1 when importing.

The column has datatype DT_STR with a width of 500.

I use Locale Swedish and when I save in Notepad it is saved in ANSI,

I use Windows XP Swedish version.

Try DT_WSTR instead as its unicode.

There could be a control character in that field that gets thrown away when you save in Notepad.|||

Had the same error importing a text file. Error was resolved by changing the dataype as you advised. Thanks!

error when importing text file - saving in notepad first works

I'm trying to import a tab separated text file into sql server 2005 using the import guide. But when running the job I get the error message

Error 0xc02020c5: Data Flow Task: Data conversion failed while converting column "Column 19" (67) to column "Column 19" (404). The conversion returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data.".
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

The column 19 which reported a problem contains this information:
?searchroot=/_gen_/txt/&template=std.htm&use=prospect&intref=1_26067

However what is mysterious is that if I open the file in notepad or Excel and resave it again the job runs perfectly. This is not a way we could make it work later on since it's an automatic job that will run each night on a new text file.

The text file is sent from Norway to Sweden - and I use ANSI latin 1 when importing.

The column has datatype DT_STR with a width of 500.

I use Locale Swedish and when I save in Notepad it is saved in ANSI,

I use Windows XP Swedish version.

Try DT_WSTR instead as its unicode.

There could be a control character in that field that gets thrown away when you save in Notepad.|||

Had the same error importing a text file. Error was resolved by changing the dataype as you advised. Thanks!

Error when importing data from AS/400 - appeared after SP1

I cannot transfer a list of tables from AS/400 to SQL 2005, in SQL Server
Import and Export Wizard.
This is what happends:
In SQL server Import and Export wizard, I choose IBM AS400 OLE DB Provider,
with Properties:
Data Source: (IP adress of my AS/400)
User name, password: (My username/password on AS/400)
Default Collection: (library on AS/400)
Then I choose destination database, and Next, it starts transfering list of
tables . After a few seconds I get this error:
'IBMDA400.DataSource.1' failed with no error message available, result code:
E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057)
Additional Information:
'IBMDA400.DataSource.1' failed with no error message available, result code:
E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057). (System.Data)
Error appeared shortly after installation of SP1, so I suspect of SP1
(although I am not yet sure) . Error happends always, nevermind the number
of tables in library.
This is important error for us because we cannot do transfer from AS400 at
all.I have gotten the same error and I was wondering if you had found an
answer to this problem?
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Error when changing the length on DataReader Source

Hi,
I am trying to import data from Oracle RDB into SQL Server 2005 using SSIS. Created a ODBC data source to connect to Oracle and used DataReader Source component and ADO.net to connect to the ODBC data source.

Under the Component properties tab, the SQL Command looks something like this.

Select ID, ADDRESS, REVISED from ADDRESS

The data type for the source columns are Integer, Varchar(30) and DATE VMS.

Now when I look at the Input and Output properties window,

The External columns has the following data types.

ID - four-byte signed integer [DT_I4]
ADDRESS - Unicode string [DT_WSTR], length = 0
REVISED - database timestamp [DT_DBTIMESTAMP]

The Output columns has the following data types

ID - four-byte signed integer [DT_I4]
ADDRESS - Unicode string [DT_WSTR], length = 0
REVISED - database timestamp [DT_DBTIMESTAMP]

When I tried to change the length of the ADDRESS on the output column, I get the following error.

Error at Data Flow Task [DataReader Source [1]]: The data type of output columns on the component "DataReader Source" (1) cannot be changed.

Error at Data Flow Task [DataReader Source [1]]: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC020837D)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.DataReaderSourceAdapter.SetOutputColumnDataTypeProperties(Int32 iOutputID, Int32 iOutputColumnID, DataType eDataType, Int32 iLength, Int32 iPrecision, Int32 iScale, Int32 iCodePage)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.ManagedComponentHost.HostSetOutputColumnDataTypeProperties(IDTSManagedComponentWrapper90 wrapper, Int32 iOutputID, Int32 iOutputColumnID, DataType eDataType, Int32 iLength, Int32 iPrecision, Int32 iScale, Int32 iCodePage)

Is this the default length for the Unicode string type. I was not able to load the ADDRESS column as it gets truncated before I load it into destination. Even if I use Derived or Data Conversion transformation, the ADDRESS is getting truncated before it reaches this transformation.

Any thoughts.

Thanks,
SK

Did you try using a Data Conversion transformation?

Rafael Salas

|||

Hi,
I did try to use the Data Conversion transformation. But when I execute the package, I get the truncation error at the Data Source Reader itself.

Error: 0xC020902A at Data Flow Task, DataReader Source [1736]: The "component "DataReader Source" (1736)" failed because truncation occurred, and the truncation row disposition on "output column "ADDRESS" (2469)" specifies failure on truncation. A truncation error occurred on the specified object of the specified component.

Error: 0xC02090F5 at Data Flow Task, DataReader Source [1736]: The component "DataReader Source" (1736) was unable to process the data.

Error: 0xC0047038 at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: The PrimeOutput method on component "DataReader Source" (1736) returned error code 0xC02090F5. The component returned a failure code when the pipeline engine called PrimeOutput(). The meaning of the failure code is defined by the component, but the error is fatal and the pipeline stopped executing.

Error: 0xC0047021 at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: Thread "SourceThread0" has exited with error code 0xC0047038.

Error: 0xC0047039 at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: Thread "WorkThread0" received a shutdown signal and is terminating. The user requested a shutdown, or an error in another thread is causing the pipeline to shutdown.

Error: 0xC0047021 at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: Thread "WorkThread0" has exited with error code 0xC0047039


Thanks,
SK

|||

Hi,
Does anybody have inputs on this issue?

SK

|||

It sounds like the provider you are using is reporting the length of the string incorrectly as 0. I've seen that before with a provider, but I don't recall what one... Is there a different provider you can try?

Otherwise, you might try changing the select statement to cast the value explicitly to a string of length 30 and see if the DataReaderSrc correctly creates the column then.

|||

Unfortunately I can't use any other providers other than ADO.net as I have to use Oracle RDB ODBC to connect to RDB database.

Strangely, now the column is showing as text instead of Unicode string and I was able to use the data conversion transformation to convert back to Unicode String. Not sure what changed on the server. The only thing that I think of is we updated SQL Server with some updated from MS website.

Thanks,
SK

|||

We had the exact same problem trying to pull data from Oracle Rdb. I went round & round but eventually found the solution.

Basically we had to install SQL*Net for Rdb (or OCI Services for Rdb) on our VMS server to make our Rdb database look like an Oracle database. Then we had to install Oracle client software on our client machine. I've used both Oracle 9.2 client and ODAC 10.2. You then set up your client connection using the Oracle Net Manager.

After you've got client & server configured, set up an SSIS connection manager using .Net Providers for OleDb -> Oracle Provider for OLE DB.

It's kind of a hassle to set up but it seems to work just fine.

Regards, Pat

Error when changing the length on DataReader Source

Hi,
I am trying to import data from Oracle RDB into SQL Server 2005 using SSIS. Created a ODBC data source to connect to Oracle and used DataReader Source component and ADO.net to connect to the ODBC data source.

Under the Component properties tab, the SQL Command looks something like this.

Select ID, ADDRESS, REVISED from ADDRESS

The data type for the source columns are Integer, Varchar(30) and DATE VMS.

Now when I look at the Input and Output properties window,

The External columns has the following data types.

ID - four-byte signed integer [DT_I4]
ADDRESS - Unicode string [DT_WSTR], length = 0
REVISED - database timestamp [DT_DBTIMESTAMP]

The Output columns has the following data types

ID - four-byte signed integer [DT_I4]
ADDRESS - Unicode string [DT_WSTR], length = 0
REVISED - database timestamp [DT_DBTIMESTAMP]

When I tried to change the length of the ADDRESS on the output column, I get the following error.

Error at Data Flow Task [DataReader Source [1]]: The data type of output columns on the component "DataReader Source" (1) cannot be changed.

Error at Data Flow Task [DataReader Source [1]]: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC020837D)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.DataReaderSourceAdapter.SetOutputColumnDataTypeProperties(Int32 iOutputID, Int32 iOutputColumnID, DataType eDataType, Int32 iLength, Int32 iPrecision, Int32 iScale, Int32 iCodePage)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.ManagedComponentHost.HostSetOutputColumnDataTypeProperties(IDTSManagedComponentWrapper90 wrapper, Int32 iOutputID, Int32 iOutputColumnID, DataType eDataType, Int32 iLength, Int32 iPrecision, Int32 iScale, Int32 iCodePage)

Is this the default length for the Unicode string type. I was not able to load the ADDRESS column as it gets truncated before I load it into destination. Even if I use Derived or Data Conversion transformation, the ADDRESS is getting truncated before it reaches this transformation.

Any thoughts.

Thanks,
SK

Did you try using a Data Conversion transformation?

Rafael Salas

|||

Hi,
I did try to use the Data Conversion transformation. But when I execute the package, I get the truncation error at the Data Source Reader itself.

Error: 0xC020902A at Data Flow Task, DataReader Source [1736]: The "component "DataReader Source" (1736)" failed because truncation occurred, and the truncation row disposition on "output column "ADDRESS" (2469)" specifies failure on truncation. A truncation error occurred on the specified object of the specified component.

Error: 0xC02090F5 at Data Flow Task, DataReader Source [1736]: The component "DataReader Source" (1736) was unable to process the data.

Error: 0xC0047038 at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: The PrimeOutput method on component "DataReader Source" (1736) returned error code 0xC02090F5. The component returned a failure code when the pipeline engine called PrimeOutput(). The meaning of the failure code is defined by the component, but the error is fatal and the pipeline stopped executing.

Error: 0xC0047021 at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: Thread "SourceThread0" has exited with error code 0xC0047038.

Error: 0xC0047039 at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: Thread "WorkThread0" received a shutdown signal and is terminating. The user requested a shutdown, or an error in another thread is causing the pipeline to shutdown.

Error: 0xC0047021 at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: Thread "WorkThread0" has exited with error code 0xC0047039


Thanks,
SK

|||

Hi,
Does anybody have inputs on this issue?

SK

|||

It sounds like the provider you are using is reporting the length of the string incorrectly as 0. I've seen that before with a provider, but I don't recall what one... Is there a different provider you can try?

Otherwise, you might try changing the select statement to cast the value explicitly to a string of length 30 and see if the DataReaderSrc correctly creates the column then.

|||

Unfortunately I can't use any other providers other than ADO.net as I have to use Oracle RDB ODBC to connect to RDB database.

Strangely, now the column is showing as text instead of Unicode string and I was able to use the data conversion transformation to convert back to Unicode String. Not sure what changed on the server. The only thing that I think of is we updated SQL Server with some updated from MS website.

Thanks,
SK

|||

We had the exact same problem trying to pull data from Oracle Rdb. I went round & round but eventually found the solution.

Basically we had to install SQL*Net for Rdb (or OCI Services for Rdb) on our VMS server to make our Rdb database look like an Oracle database. Then we had to install Oracle client software on our client machine. I've used both Oracle 9.2 client and ODAC 10.2. You then set up your client connection using the Oracle Net Manager.

After you've got client & server configured, set up an SSIS connection manager using .Net Providers for OleDb -> Oracle Provider for OLE DB.

It's kind of a hassle to set up but it seems to work just fine.

Regards, Pat

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Error when attempting to use SQL Server Import and Export Wizard

I'm unable to use SSIS packages after installing SQL Server 2005. Specifically when I first loaded a new Integration Services project in SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio the default SSIS package could not load, I get Package.dtsx in my tabbed document view but in the body of this window is a error message: "Microsoft Visual Studio is unable to load this document. QI for IEnumVARIANT failed on the unmanaged server."

If I try to use the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard shortly after the window to select your data source I get a pop-up error message:

This wizard will close because it encountered the following error:

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%u00ae+Visual+Studio%u00ae+2005&ProdVer=8.0.50727.42&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.WizardFrameworkErrorSR&EvtID=UncaughtException&LinkId=20476


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

QI for IEnumVARIANT failed on the unmanaged server. (CustomMarshalers)

Anyone have any ideas on how I can resolve this?

I have experienced the same problem. Have you found a solution yet?

I found other users experiencing similar problems, but apparently not the same issue. I tried the fix at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.setup/browse_thread/thread/a2ed96d68cb349f3/db810a1bcf8f66e4?q=qi+ienumvariant&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_en%26safe%3Doff%26c2coff%3D1%26q%3Dqi+ienumvariant%26qt_s%3DSearch+Groups%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#db810a1bcf8f66e4

but had no luck.

Error when attempting to use SQL Server Import and Export Wizard

I'm unable to use SSIS packages after installing SQL Server 2005. Specifically when I first loaded a new Integration Services project in SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio the default SSIS package could not load, I get Package.dtsx in my tabbed document view but in the body of this window is a error message: "Microsoft Visual Studio is unable to load this document. QI for IEnumVARIANT failed on the unmanaged server."

If I try to use the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard shortly after the window to select your data source I get a pop-up error message:

This wizard will close because it encountered the following error:

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%u00ae+Visual+Studio%u00ae+2005&ProdVer=8.0.50727.42&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.WizardFrameworkErrorSR&EvtID=UncaughtException&LinkId=20476


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

QI for IEnumVARIANT failed on the unmanaged server. (CustomMarshalers)

Anyone have any ideas on how I can resolve this?

I have experienced the same problem. Have you found a solution yet?

I found other users experiencing similar problems, but apparently not the same issue. I tried the fix at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.setup/browse_thread/thread/a2ed96d68cb349f3/db810a1bcf8f66e4?q=qi+ienumvariant&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_en%26safe%3Doff%26c2coff%3D1%26q%3Dqi+ienumvariant%26qt_s%3DSearch+Groups%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#db810a1bcf8f66e4

but had no luck.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Error unicode font !

Error unicode font in sql server 2000

When I import data access to sql server then data error unicode font. Please help me. I use utf-8... Thanks All

SQL Server does not use UTF8 but it uses UCS-2 a form of UTF16 so I need to know your langauge in SQL Server so I can give you the correct collation and code page info. Hope this helps.

|||

Okie thanks you !!! ^-^.

I have data access. Now I code 1 web project by asp.net and sql server 2000. I want import data from data access old but when I import access to sql server then error font.Tongue Tied you can view images in here http://vumanhcuong.info/errorfont.jpg . Please help !! hii thanks

|||I don't understand what you mean it looks like Chinese there are 6 Chinese defined in SQL Server, I mean I need specific info before I can help you, the picture does not help me because I need to know the language and version of language so I can help you. Hope this helps.

Friday, February 24, 2012

error trying to import packages to the MSDB

When I try import a SSIS package into the MSDB I get the following error message:

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&LinkId=20476


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The SQL server specified in SSIS service configuration is not present or is not available. This might occur when there is no default instance of SQL Server on the computer. For more information, see the topic "Configuring the Integration Services Service" in Server 2005 Books Online.

The .Net Framework OleDb Data Provider requires Microsoft Data Access Components(MDAC) version 2.6 or later. Version 2.12.4202.3 was found currently installed. (MsDtsSrvr)


BUTTONS:

OK

I do have default instance installed and the SSIS servie is running. When I look at the SSIS service configuration it shows a period for the server which I thought meant local host. Also I have MDAC 2.8 installed. What else do I need to look at?

Try the MDAC version checker just to be sure you have the correct version. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=301202

As you can see from the error message this is more likely to be an MDAC issue than an SSIS issue per se, but let's see what the version says first.

Donald

|||The version checker shows that 2.8 is installed but the Registry setting shows 2.1. We had this issue before and just had to install 2003 OS Sp 1 again.|||

So you think you may be able to fix this again? If so, great. If not, I think the SQL Server Data Access forum would be the right place to get help.

thanks

Donald

|||

Phil,

Do you have multiple instances installed on your server? If not you might try hard coding your server name into your SSIS configuration file

<ServerName>my-server-01</ServerName>

I had the same error when I tried to view an SSIS package on my server with 2 instances but I had no default instance, so my case was a little different than yours. The way I resolved my problem was by hard coding both instances into my config file

<ServerName>my-server-01\instance1</ServerName>
<ServerName>my-server-01\instance2</ServerName>

If you have a default instance and a named instance you might try something like this:

<ServerName>my-server-01</ServerName>
<ServerName>my-server-01\instance1</ServerName>

This did the trick for me, hopefully it will work for you.


Error Trying to Import MS Access 2003 database via SQL Server Import and Export Wizard - Too man

I am trying to simplify a query given to me by one of my collegues written using the query designer of Access. Looking at the query there seem to be some syntax differences, so to see if this was the case I thought I would import the database to my SQL Server Developer edition.

I tried to start the wizard from within SQL Server Management Studio Express as shown in one of the articles on MSDN which did not work, but the manual method also suggested did work.

Trouble is that it gets most of the way through the import until it spews forth the following error messages:

- Prepare for Execute (Error)
Messages
Error 0xc0202009: {332B4EB1-AF51-4FFF-A3C9-3AEE594FCB11}: An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80004005.
An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft JET Database Engine" Hresult: 0x80004005 Description: "Could not start session. Too many sessions already active.".
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc020801c: Data Flow Task: The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "SourceConnectionOLEDB" failed with error code 0xC0202009.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc004701a: Data Flow Task: component "Source 33 - ATable" (2065) failed the pre-execute phase and returned error code 0xC020801C.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard).

There does not seem to be any method of specifying a number of sessions, so I don't see how to get round the problem.

Does anyone know how I can get the import to work?

try clicking the "optimize for many tables" checkbox on the wizard screen where you select the tables to move. that will move the tables one at a time instead of trying to do them all in parallel.|||Even after I tick the checkbox in the grey header control that selects all the tables in the database, the "optimize for many tables" checkbox on the wizard screen is greyed out.

Error Trying to Import MS Access 2003 database via SQL Server Import and Export Wizard - Too

I am trying to simplify a query given to me by one of my collegues written using the query designer of Access. Looking at the query there seem to be some syntax differences, so to see if this was the case I thought I would import the database to my SQL Server Developer edition.

I tried to start the wizard from within SQL Server Management Studio Express as shown in one of the articles on MSDN which did not work, but the manual method also suggested did work.

Trouble is that it gets most of the way through the import until it spews forth the following error messages:

- Prepare for Execute (Error)
Messages
Error 0xc0202009: {332B4EB1-AF51-4FFF-A3C9-3AEE594FCB11}: An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80004005.
An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft JET Database Engine" Hresult: 0x80004005 Description: "Could not start session. Too many sessions already active.".
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc020801c: Data Flow Task: The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "SourceConnectionOLEDB" failed with error code 0xC0202009.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc004701a: Data Flow Task: component "Source 33 - ATable" (2065) failed the pre-execute phase and returned error code 0xC020801C.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard).

There does not seem to be any method of specifying a number of sessions, so I don't see how to get round the problem.

Does anyone know how I can get the import to work?

try clicking the "optimize for many tables" checkbox on the wizard screen where you select the tables to move. that will move the tables one at a time instead of trying to do them all in parallel.|||Even after I tick the checkbox in the grey header control that selects all the tables in the database, the "optimize for many tables" checkbox on the wizard screen is greyed out.