How to Force SSIS to Extract data from read-only excel

Question

Hi Everyone,

I have an SSIS package that loads data from Excel into SQL Server database, currently the package keeps failing with this error: It is already open exclusively by another user or you need permission to view and write its data.

None of these conditions is true, however, right now I want to know if there is a way to force the SSIS to extract data from the file whether or not the file is opened by another user or in read-only mode.

Thank you

Answer 1

Hi @tobz

1. Verify that the file isn’t actual open (check task manager for suspicious EXCEL.EXE processes)
2. Verify that there are no other SSIS packages (or other background processes) that might be opening this file at the same time

If you are using agent job to run the package, you may try with proxy account with full permission.

Run an SSIS Package Under a Different Account

Regards，

Zoe Hui

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