Miscellaneous folder in solution explorer is where you can put your own files, and they would get included with the project when using the Deployment utility. I commonly use it for readme files I want to move around with the SSIS project. If I right-click the solution name at the top, and choose 'add existing item' the designer determines where to put the 'thing' based on the file. So if I choose a txt file it will put that into the Miscellaneous folder for me.
I've used it to distribute raw files in very rare circumstances where that is required (usually DelayValidation means yu don't have to do this but sometimes not).
There are probably many other types of files that you may want to distribute.
Miscellaneous option???
Jerry Pan
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parblaster
Miscellaneous folder in solution explorer is where you can put your own files, and they would get included with the project when using the Deployment utility. I commonly use it for readme files I want to move around with the SSIS project. If I right-click the solution name at the top, and choose 'add existing item' the designer determines where to put the 'thing' based on the file. So if I choose a txt file it will put that into the Miscellaneous folder for me.
Hope that helps.
Michael Cochran
Strange. I don't have "Miscellaneous" on my Package Explorer. I have:
I am running SP1. How about yourself
-Jamie
zaoacila89
I've used it to distribute raw files in very rare circumstances where that is required (usually DelayValidation means yu don't have to do this but sometimes not).
There are probably many other types of files that you may want to distribute.
-Jamie