DTS import from Excel sometimes hangs

[leveyp]

I have a DTS job that imports an Excel spreadsheet into SQL server. Most nights it runs fine but occasionally it justs hangs. It doesn't fail - just sits there for hours. I don't believe any other job/task could have a lock on the file. I tried adding Data Pump task logging but no joy. Is there anyway I can get more diagnostics to reveal where the problem lies?

 

[JayKusch]

Do you know where the point in the DTS package is failing. Is it truely the import of the Excel file or is it some processing after the file is imported that may be hanging. I would enable the option to write your package steps out to a text file to see where the hang up is occuring.


To enable the logging, choose from the menu bar:

Package..Properties..Logging

Thanks

J. Kusch