SSIS Row count of flat file inside for each container - ssis

I am stuck on what is ultimately a simple task.
I have a process which loads files.
The process loads these files inside a for each container.
I need to rowcount the file that is currently being processed inside the for each container and if it is over a certain number of rows then fail the file.
I have tried a control flow task but that would ultimately bypass the for each loop.
The file currently being processed is determined via a variable in the for each container, and that is the one i need to count.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers

I would add a separate data flow in the For..Each to count the records and then have a Exprression and constraint linking to your main process so that you only process record counts > 0. Here's a rough layout ..

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Generally speaking, you can use Expressions within SSIS to get dynamic behaviour. However, the VariableName of the Recordset Destination does not support that.
You might be able to have a Script Task after the Data Flow that copies from rsCurrent into rsIteration1, rsIteration2, etc based on the current loop but at that point, you're double copying data for no real value.
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