SSIS Raw File Source

This SSIS Integration Services article shows how to configure the Raw File Source to read data from Raw files and export to various data sources.

For this demo, we use the one we created in the Raw File Destination example.

SSIS Raw File Source

Drag the Data Flow Task into the control flow region.

Add Data Flow Task

Double-click to open the SSIS Data Flow Region. Then, drag and drop the Raw File Source to the region and double-click on it to open the editor. For more Data Loading options >> Click Here.

Add SSIS Raw File Source

Click the Browse button to choose the existing raw file from the local hard drive.

Browse File

As you can see, either you can provide the File name or use a variable as the path.

Option to Choose Variable

Right-click on the Raw File Source, and choose the Show Advanced Editor Option.

Show Advanced Editor

Under the Input and Output properties tab, check the data type of each column. Then, you can use the Data Conversation Transformation to convert the data type.

SSIS Raw File Source Advanced Editor

Next, drag the OLE DB Destination and double-click on it to open the Editor. Next, click the New button to configure the OLE DB Connection Manager.

Use OLEDB Destination to configure the OLE DB Connection Manager

Select the table from the list. If not, click the new button to create a new one.

Select the Table

Next, go to the Mappings tab to check the input and available destination column mapping.

Check the input and available destination column mapping

Run the SSIS Raw File Source package.

Run the SSIS Raw File Source package

Open the SQL Management Studio to see the SQL table result.

View Table Result