SSIS Derived Column (if then...else) - ssis

is there a way of replicating the below expression in SSIS Derived Column?
SELECT CASE
WHEN LEN(column1) > 8
THEN
column1
ELSE
REPLICATE('0', 18 - LEN(column1)) + column1
END AS column1
FROM myTable
I want to pad the value of column1 with 0 if the lenght of the value is less than 8 character

The SSIS expression language supports the ternary operator ? :
(LEN([column1]) > 8) ? column1 : replicate("0", (18 - LEN([column1]))) + [column1]
That expression ought to work but it doesn't because the REPLICATE call is going to provide metadata back stating it's 4k nvarchar characters (the limit). If you're deadset on getting it to work that way, comment and I'll hack the expression to size the output of replicate before concatenating with column1
An easier approach is to just always add 8 leading zeros to the expression and then slice it off from the right.
RIGHT(REPLICATE("0",8) + column1,8)
You might need 18 on the second as your example seemed to use 18 but the concept will be the same.

This is an old question, but I had the same question today and the below Derived Column Expression is what worked for me. It doesn't specifically "replicate" the SQL example in the original question (by using "REPLICATE") but I found the below to be a little simpler for padding a value using an SSIS Derived Column in a Data Flow, and it's a good example of a simple "If / Else" statement.
I am padding with 10 zeros because that's what the SQL does in the original question.
(LEN(column1) > 8) ? column1 : ("0000000000" + (column1))

Solution is here :
I have taken group as a column from column drop down and then derived these condition .
If group is "Cash Capex" then "Capex" AND where "Internal Opex" OR "External Opex" then "Opex" ELSE "Other".
[`Group] == "Cash Capex" ? "Capex" : ([Group] =="Internal Opex" ? "Opex" :([Group] =="External Opex" ? "Opex":"Other"))`

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What is the purpose of using WHERE COLUMN like '%[_][01][7812]' in SQL statements?

What is the purpose of using WHERE COLUMN like '%[_][01][7812]' in SQL statements?
I get some result, but don't know how to use properly.
I see that it is searching through the base, but I don't understand the pattern.
Like selects strings similar to a pattern. The pattern you're looking at uses several wildcards, which you can review here: https://www.w3schools.com/SQL/sql_wildcards.asp
Briefly, the query seems to ba matching any row where COLUMN ends in an _ then a 0 or a 1, then a 7,8,1, or 2. (So it would match 'blah_07' but not 'blah_81', 'blah_0172', or 'blah18')
First thing as you might be aware that where clause is used for filtering rows.
In your case (Where column Like %[_][01][7812]) Means find the column ending with [_][01][7812] and there could be anything place of %
declare
#searchString varchar(50) = '[_][01][7812]',
#testString varchar(50) = 'BeginningOfString' + '[_][01][7812]' + 'EndofString'
select CHARINDEX(#searchString, #testString), #testString, LEN(#testString) as [totalLength]
set #testString = '[_][01][7812]' + 'EndofString'
select CHARINDEX(#searchString, #testString), #testString, LEN(#testString) as [totalLength]
set #testString = 'BeginningOfString' + '[_][01][7812]'
select CHARINDEX(#searchString, #testString), #testString, LEN(#testString) as [totalLength]
Although you've tagged your post MySQL, that code seems unlikely to have been written for it. That LIKE pattern, to me, resembles Microsoft SQL Server's variation on the syntax, where it would match anything ending with an underscore followed by a zero or a one, followed by a 7, an 8 a 1 or a 2.
So your example 'TA01_55_77' would not match, but 'TA01_55_18' would, as would 'GZ01_55_07'
(In SQL Server, enclosing a wildcard character like '_' in square brackets escapes it, turning it into a literal underscore.)
Of course, there may be other RDBMSes with similar syntax, but what you've presented doesn't seem like it would work on the data you've got if running in MySQL.

SSIS Derived Column System Variable Length with expression

I have a source column, KEY2 that I need to perform some string manipulation on within the Derived Column transformation within SSIS. It's configured as the following
KEY2
Replace 'KEY2'
(FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) - 2) > 0 ?
SUBSTRING(KEY,FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) + 2,LEN(KEY) - FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) - 1) : ""
string [DT_STR]
1
1252 (ANSI - Latin I)
The length is 1. I need to change it to 100. I have tried this:
(DT_STR,100)(FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) - 2) > 0 ?
SUBSTRING(KEY,FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) + 2,LEN(KEY) - FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) - 1) : ""
However, I am prompted with a parse error. What is the problem?
Update
I have followed markTheLiars' answer. The expression now looks like this:
KEY2 Replace 'KEY2' (DT_STR,100,1252)((FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) - 2) > 0 ?
SUBSTRING(KEY,FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) + 2,LEN(KEY) - FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) - 1) : "") string [DT_STR] 1 1252 (ANSI - Latin I)
The expression compiles and runs, however I am prompted with the same error as the length does not change even though there is a cast.
Your cast is missing the "Code_page" parameter:
(DT_STR, 100, 1252) ((FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) - 2) > 0 ? SUBSTRING(KEY,FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) + 2,LEN(KEY) - FINDSTRING(KEY,",",1) - 1) : "")
1252 is the default value. See this answer for a much better explanation than I could give as to why it's important. See here for more info about casting/conversions.
It appears that the meta-data for that column is still set to be 1 character long. Right-click on the derived column transformation, select Show Advanced Editor, select the "Input and Output Properties". Expand "Derived Column Output" -> "Output Columns" -> Your column (Key2 in this instance I believe). Under "Data Type Properties" edit Length to be 100.
As was eventually discovered, the problem was not in this component but a previous component that was truncating the data before it ever reached this date flow component. In this case, the easiest way to determine which component is causing the truncation is to use the meta-data viewer, available by double-clicking on the flow pathway or right-clicking and selecting "Edit":
This will quickly give you info at a glance about the variables and their source components. Unfortunately it will not tell you exactly where the truncation occurred, but if your data flow component isn't too complicated you should still be able to find the problem area relatively quickly.

Finding number of occurence of a specific string in MYSQL

Consider the string "55,33,255,66,55"
I am finding ways to count number of occurence of a specific characters ("55" in this case) in this string using mysql select query.
Currently i am using the below logic to count
select CAST((LENGTH("55,33,255,66,55") - LENGTH(REPLACE("55,33,255,66,55", "55", ""))) / LENGTH("55") AS UNSIGNED)
But the issue with this one is, it counts all occurence of 55 and the result is = 3,
but the desired output is = 2.
Is there any way i can make this work correct? please suggest.
NOTE : "55" is the input we are giving and consider the value "55,33,255,66,55" is from a database field.
Regards,
Balan
You want to match on ',55,', but there's the first and last position to worry about. You can use the trick of adding commas to the frot and back of the input to get around that:
select LENGTH('55,33,255,66,55') + 2 -
LENGTH(REPLACE(CONCAT(',', '55,33,255,66,55', ','), ',55,', 'xxx'))
Returns 2
I've used CONCAT to pre- and post-pend the commas (rather than adding a literal into the text) because I assume you'll be using this on a column not a literal.
Note also these improvements:
Removal of the cast - it is already numeric
By replacing with a string one less in length (ie ',55,' length 4 to 'xxx' length 3), the result doesn't need to be divided - it's already the correct result
2 is added to the length because of the two commas added front and back (no need to use CONCAT to calculate the pre-replace length)
Try this:
select CAST((LENGTH("55,33,255,66,55") + 2 - LENGTH(REPLACE(concat(",","55,33,255,66,55",","), ",55,", ",,"))) / LENGTH("55") AS UNSIGNED)
I would do an sub select in this sub select I would replace every 255 with some other unique signs and them count the new signs and the standing 55's.
If(row = '255') then '1337'
for example.

SQL server Fulltext trouble with period character

I have these rows :
ROW 1 containing: How to .405
ROW 2 containing: How to 405
When i use the contains query such as :
Contains( FIELDNAME, '"405"' )
Or this query :
Contains( FIELDNAME, '"405*"' )
I got only the ROW 2 but not the ROW 1 because of the period.
I tried creating an empty stoplist and assigned it to the fulltext, it does not work.
I tried the FREETEXT query, it does not work also.
What is weird is when i add one caracter more to the value of ROW 1 (How to .405M), it works....
How to return also the ROW 1 when querying with only "405" ?
Thanks
Well, a bit old question but:
You did not tell what language you are using, so I will assume you are using english.
That happens because .405 is treated like a number. In English, .405 is a decimal value meaning 0.405. So the ft search will try to find numbers with 405 in the decimal part of them. Ft will also try to find rounded numbers similar to .405.
You should check my question: sql-server-2008-fulltext-rounding-money-value

How do I get SSIS Data Flow to put '0.00' in a flat file?

I have an SSIS package with a Data Flow that takes an ADO.NET data source (just a small table), executes a select * query, and outputs the query results to a flat file (I've also tried just pulling the whole table and not using a SQL select).
The problem is that the data source pulls a column that is a Money datatype, and if the value is not zero, it comes into the text flat file just fine (like '123.45'), but when the value is zero, it shows up in the destination flat file as '.00'. I need to know how to get the leading zero back into the flat file.
I've tried various datatypes for the output (in the Flat File Connection Manager), including currency and string, but this seems to have no effect.
I've tried a case statement in my select, like this:
CASE WHEN columnValue = 0 THEN
'0.00'
ELSE
columnValue
END
(still results in '.00')
I've tried variations on that like this:
CASE WHEN columnValue = 0 THEN
convert(decimal(12,2), '0.00')
ELSE
convert(decimal(12,2), columnValue)
END
(Still results in '.00')
and:
CASE WHEN columnValue = 0 THEN
convert(money, '0.00')
ELSE
convert(money, columnValue)
END
(results in '.0000000000000000000')
This silly little issue is killin' me. Can anybody tell me how to get a zero Money datatype database value into a flat file as '0.00'?
I was having the exact same issue, and soo's answer worked for me. I sent my data into a derived column transform (in the Data Flow Transform toolbox). I added the derived column as a new column of data type Unicode String ([DT_WSTR]), and used the following expression:
Price < 1 ? "0" + (DT_WSTR,6)Price : (DT_WSTR,6)Price
I hope that helps!
Could you use a Derived Column to change the format of the value? Did you try that?
I used the advanced editor to change the column from double-precision float to decimal and then set the Scale to 2:
Since you are exporting to text file, just export data preformatted.
You can do it in the query or create a derived column, whatever you are more comfortable with.
I chose to make the column 15 characters wide. If you import into a system that expects numbers those zeros should be ignored...so why not just standardize the field length?
A simple solution in SQL is as follows:
select
cast(0.00 as money) as col1
,cast(0.00 as numeric(18,2)) as col2
,right('000000000000000' + cast( 0.00 as varchar(10)), 15) as col3
go
col1 col2 col3
--------------------- -------------------- ---------------
.0000 .00 000000000000.00
Simply replace '0.00' with your column name and don't forget to add the FROM table_name, etc..
It is good to use derived column and need to check the condition as well
pricecheck <=0 ? "0" + (DT_WSTR,10)pricecheck : (DT_WSTR,10)pricecheck
or alternative way is to use vb script
Ultimately what I ended up doing was using the FORMAT() function.
CAST(FORMAT(balance, '0000000000.0000') AS varchar(30)) AS "balance"
This does have some significant CPU performance impact (often at least an order of magnitude) due to the way SQL Server implements that function, but nothing worked easier, more correctly, or more consistently for me. I was working with less than 100,000 rows and the package executes no more than once an hour. Going from 100ms to 1000ms just wasn't a big deal in my situation.
The FORMAT() function returns an nvarchar(4000) by default, so I also cast it back to a varchar of appropriate size since my output file needed to be in Windows-1252 encoding. Transcoding text is much more obnoxious in SSIS than it has any right to be.