I have a CSV file with numeric values that use a dot "." as decimal separator instead of the comma "," we use locally. When I try to import it in SSIS with a Flat File Source it gives me an error. I don't want to/can't change the regional settings on the server. How do I import this flat file without errors?
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| The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data 10.5 should be 10,5 (or vice versa) |
Error: 0xC02020A1 at DFT - Process Data, FF_SRC - myCsvFile [2]: Data conversion failed. The data conversion for column "myColumn" returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data.".
Error: 0xC0209029 at DFT - Process Data, FF_SRC - myCsvFile [2]: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_INDUCEDTRANSFORMFAILUREONERROR. The "FF_SRC - myCsvFile.Outputs[Flat File Source Output].Columns[myColumn]" failed because error code 0xC0209084 occurred, and the error row disposition on "FF_SRC - myCsvFile.Outputs[Flat File Source Output].Columns[myColumn]" specifies failure on error. An error occurred on the specified object of the specified component. There may be error messages posted before this with more information about the failure.
Error: 0xC0202092 at DFT - Process Data, FF_SRC - myCsvFile [2]: An error occurred while processing file "D:\myFolder\2016-12-27.csv" on data row 2.
Error: 0xC0047038 at DFT - Process Data, SSIS.Pipeline: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_PRIMEOUTPUTFAILED. The PrimeOutput method on FF_SRC - myCsvFile returned error code 0xC0202092. 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. There may be error messages posted before this with more information about the failure.
Solution
You can change the LocaleID of the connection manager to import this file. Right click the connection managers and choose Properties...
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| Go to properties of flat file connection manager |
Then locate the LocaleID property and change it to English (United States), English (United Kingdom) or an other country that uses a dot "." as decimal separator. Or change it to for example Dutch (Netherlands) if you have the opposite problem.
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| Change LocaleID |
Now run the package again to see the result.
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| Success |