FileSystemTask.Source Property
Gets or sets the source file or directory. If IsSourcePathVariable is set to true, gets or sets the package variable name representing the source file or directory.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.FileSystemTask
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.FileSystemTask (in microsoft.sqlserver.filesystemtask.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property Source As String
public string Source { get; set; }
public:
virtual property String^ Source {
String^ get () sealed;
void set (String^ value) sealed;
}
/** @property */
public final String get_Source ()
/** @property */
public final void set_Source (String value)
public final function get Source () : String
public final function set Source (value : String)
Property Value
A String that contains the connection manager or variable that contains the source folder or file information.
Remarks
If the source is not a variable, then the source is a file connection manager. The IsSourcePathVariable property determines if it is a variable.
Example
The following code example creates a FileSystemTask as an Executable in a package. The FileSystemTask copies a test folder, which contains two subfolders and a .txt file, to another folder. The source is an existing folder, not a variable, so the IsSourcePathVariable is set to false, and the Source property is set to reference a FILE connection manager.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.FileSystemTask;
namespace FileSystemTask_API
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
String sourceDir = @"C:\TestFolder";
String destDir = @"C:\MyNewTestFolder";
Package pkg = new Package();
Executable exec1 = pkg.Executables.Add("STOCK:FileSystemTask");
TaskHost th = exec1 as TaskHost;
// Show how to set properties using the TaskHost Properties.
// Set the properties to copy an existing folder, which contains two subfolders
// and a .txt file, to another existing folder on the C:\ drive.
// The source or destination files are not in a variable, so set
// IsSourcePathVariable and IsDestinationPathVariable to false.
th.Properties["IsSourcePathVariable"].SetValue(th, false);
th.Properties["IsDestinationPathVariable"].SetValue(th, false);
// Create the File connection manager for the source.
ConnectionManager cm = pkg.Connections.Add("FILE");
cm.Name = "The FILE connection manager";
cm.ConnectionString = sourceDir;
cm.Properties["FileUsageType"].SetValue(cm, DTSFileConnectionUsageType.FolderExists);
// Create the File connection manager for the destination.
ConnectionManager cmdest = pkg.Connections.Add("FILE");
cmdest.Name = "The destination FILE connection manager";
cmdest.ConnectionString = destDir;
cmdest.Properties["FileUsageType"].SetValue(cmdest, DTSFileConnectionUsageType.FolderExists);
// Set the source property and destination properties
// for the task.
th.Properties["Source"].SetValue(th, cm.Name);
th.Properties["Destination"].SetValue(th, cmdest.Name);
// The operation to perform is to copy all the files and
// subfolders in a folder.
// Do not overwrite the destination information
// if it exists.
th.Properties["Operation"].SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemOperation.CopyDirectory);
th.Properties["OperationName"].SetValue(th, "Copy TestFolder");
th.Properties["OverwriteDestinationFile"].SetValue(th, false);
// Set the attribute of the folder to be read-only.
th.Properties["Attributes"].SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemAttributes.ReadOnly);
// Multiple attributes can be set. The next line of code,
// commented out, shows how to do that.
//th.Properties["Attributes"].SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemAttributes.ReadOnly | DTSFileSystemAttributes.Hidden);
// Run the task and copy the folder.
DTSExecResult result = pkg.Execute();
}
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.FileSystemTask
Namespace FileSystemTask_API
Class Program
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
Dim sourceDir As String = "C:\TestFolder"
Dim destDir As String = "C:\MyNewTestFolder"
Dim pkg As Package = New Package()
Dim exec1 As Executable = pkg.Executables.Add("STOCK:FileSystemTask")
Dim th As TaskHost = exec1 as TaskHost
' Show how to set properties using the TaskHost Properties.
' Set the properties to copy an existing folder, which contains two subfolders
' and a .txt file, to another existing folder on the C:\ drive.
' The source or destination files are not in a variable, so set
' IsSourcePathVariable and IsDestinationPathVariable to false.
th.Properties("IsSourcePathVariable").SetValue(th, False)
th.Properties("IsDestinationPathVariable").SetValue(th, False)
' Create the File connection manager for the source.
Dim cm As ConnectionManager = pkg.Connections.Add("FILE")
cm.Name = "The FILE connection manager"
cm.ConnectionString = sourceDir
cm.Properties("FileUsageType").SetValue(cm, DTSFileConnectionUsageType.FolderExists)
' Create the File connection manager for the destination.
Dim cmdest As ConnectionManager = pkg.Connections.Add("FILE")
cmdest.Name = "The destination FILE connection manager"
cmdest.ConnectionString = destDir
cmdest.Properties("FileUsageType").SetValue(cmdest, DTSFileConnectionUsageType.FolderExists)
' Set the source property and destination properties
' for the task.
th.Properties("Source").SetValue(th, cm.Name)
th.Properties("Destination").SetValue(th, cmdest.Name)
' The operation to perform is to copy all the files and
' subfolders in a folder.
' Do not overwrite the destination information
' if it exists.
th.Properties("Operation").SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemOperation.CopyDirectory)
th.Properties("OperationName").SetValue(th, "Copy TestFolder")
th.Properties("OverwriteDestinationFile").SetValue(th, False)
' Set the attribute of the folder to be read-only.
th.Properties("Attributes").SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemAttributes.ReadOnly)
' Multiple attributes can be set. The next line of code,
' commented out, shows how to do that.
'th.Properties["Attributes"].SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemAttributes.ReadOnly | DTSFileSystemAttributes.Hidden);
' Run the task and copy the folder.
Dim result As DTSExecResult = pkg.Execute()
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms
Development Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
Target Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
See Also
Reference
FileSystemTask Class
FileSystemTask Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.FileSystemTask Namespace