File System Task Error

Hi,
I am using the 'File System Task ' to create a directory structure (e.g ..\DB; ..\DB\LOG; ..\DB\BACKUP; )
I set following properties for the single tasks: UseDirectoryIfExists = True; Operation = Create Directory;

The task works fine before installing SP1 on the server. Now it creates an ERROR if the directory already exists and it is not empty.

SSIS package "testcreatedirectory.dtsx" starting.

Warning: 0xC002915A at Create DB Directory, File System Task: The Directory already exists.

Error: 0xC002F304 at Create DB Directory, File System Task: An error occurred with the following error message: "Das Verzeichnis ist nicht leer.". (The Directory is not empty.)

Task failed: Create DB Directory

Warning: 0x80019002 at Create Directorys: The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (1) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.

Warning: 0x80019002 at testcreatedirectory: The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (1) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.

SSIS package "testcreatedirectory.dtsx" finished: Failure.

Does anyone know if this is a known bug in SP1 or maybe its a feature and if there already exists a solution (maybe I have to set additional properties I have not discovered as yet).

Thanks in advance
Holger

I have just ran into the same problem after applying Service Pack 1. Have you resolved it yet?|||i don't know if this will help with your particular situation, but hotfix packages for sql server 2005 sp1 were recently released: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918222/en-us|||I installed the SSIS hotfix but I still get the same results. I guess I need to check on Microsoft Bug list site to see if it's been posted.|||I also tried the hotfix (last week) - with the same result . Have you checked the Microsoft Bug list?|||

I don't know if there is a proper fix for this but you might want to use a item loop container to loop over the paths that you want created and then just have two tasks in there. One task would be a script task to check the existance and the other to create if it does not.

This would achieve the same result as the former single task.

Fred

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Has anyone been able to solve this problem without an unofficial workaround?
All my packages uses this task to ease logging and currently they are all failing.

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No, I have not resolved the issue yet. The only soloution I have are work arounds.

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Could some body help me with this same issue. How do we do the work around method.

The first time i run it works fine and creates some file inside but when i execute the pacakge for the second time. It throughs up error saying that the directory is not empty. If i go and delete the files manually it write the files corretly. i have the File system task with UseIFDirectoryExists = True and operation = create directory.

Any help,

Thanks,

JA

|||I had the same issue, but realized that within the constraints of the task there was no "real" solution. I set the "Force Execution Result" property of the File Systme Object (FSO) Task to "Success". This solved the issue. It would still create a directory if it didn't exist and leave it if it didn't. Then I used another FSO task to move the files I wanted to rename to the new directory. So in this case I used the move option to move and rename. I often use the move option to rename things, if the rename won't work. To tell you the truth the move option might do what you wan't as well. I can't tell because I used both, first the create, then the move.|||

So you had the same the FSO with ForceExecutionResult = success and usedirectoryif exists = true and operation = create Directory. It does not work for me. Even if i use next step to move files to a new directory. you have to create the directory in first place and then move and then rename or delete. this is what i get.

Source: Creating Directoy Folder
Description: The Directory already exists.
End Warning
Error: 2006-09-08 12:21:31.59
Code: 0xC002F304
Source: Creating Directoy Folder
Description: An error occurred with the following error message: "The directory is not empty.

Any idea about this error

Thanks,

JA

|||Like I said, there is no "real" solution with the task. It just doesn't do what it should. What I offered was a temporary fix to have the task move on regardless. The only other fix, as others have mentioned is doing it in a script, utilizing the File System Object. It seems to be a bug.