18 Mar 2012

Integrate Perl scripts into SSIS

Perl is such a powerful open source language with many modules for handling XML requests, whois lookups and database interfaces for all major open and closed commercial databases.

Being able to determine if a script has successfully run in SSIS is very important.

Using Perls exit value command allows the value of a successful execution to be passed to the SSIS process task.



Then set the value in SSIS;



Useful sources:



To pass a variable from the perl script use the print command, it will be captured as a string in the SSIS 'StandardOutputVariable.  A useful how to guide here.