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• Ignore the ASO - zero data loads and missing values

  Hello

  There is an option that ignores the zero values & the missing values in the dialog box when loading data in cube ASO interactively via EAS.

  Y at - it an option to specify the same in the MAXL Import data command? I couldn't find a technical reference.

  I have 12 months in the columns in the data flow. At least 1/4 of my data is zeros. Ignoring zeros keeps the size of the cube small and faster.

  We are on 11.1.2.2.

  Appreciate your thoughts.

  Thank you

  Ethan.

  The thing is that it's hidden in the command Alter Database (Aggregate Storage) , when you create the data loading buffer.  If you are not sure what a buffer for loading data, see loading data using pads.

• effectiveness of the sql data warehouse and star/snowflake schema

  Hello

  We use 11.2.0.3 and need to improve the performance of queries for reports.  schema of data warehouse star/snowflake

  In addition to indexing, partitioning with star_transformation enabled etc I'm condisriing impact of the following on the performance of the queries.

  makes central (more than 1 billion lines) is associated with a client of dimesnion (a few hundred thousand lines) which in turn joined with the latest version of the dimesnion (includes approximately 30 000 lines).

  The table with a few hundred thousand lines (client dimesnion) alwsys must be questioned as stored data against the version of the customer at the time-, we wonder just latest_customer what users want to see

  the most recent version of the attributes of customer to stop data being fragemented through several lines in the report.

  If consideration would be more efficient to create a dimension that is equivalent to the customer but also stores the most recent version of the client attributes on the line-this means customer dimensuion many more columns but queries could would avoid additional research of this array of rank k 30.

  Thoughts are - it would be a material advantage?

  At the monent users request latest_customer to say would get all customers belonging to a certain multiple string.

  If change as above, then they would be interviewing the customer with a few hundred thousand lines dimension.

  Thoughts?

  Thank you

  Because a lot depends on the model of data access and data dissemination, we cannot really much more than only sb.  However, keep in mind Oracle accesses data by blocks (copies blocks and sometimes several blocks), in order to become more broad lines could have a paradoxical effect of not getting enough blocks in memory until you need it.

  It can help to visualize how data should be obtained (google something like visual sql and Karen Morton or Jonathan Lewis), as well as see the estimate and rowcounts actual imagined different plans.

• RE: Sql data loading

  Hello
  I'm trying to load data into essbase through sql.
  I have created a rules file for the sql table, checking that the loaded data of sql inside then it.
  It says completed the data is loaded, but when I check the DB stats there is no existing blocks
  checked to see the partition if the db is locked is not partitions.
  what might have gone wrong?

  He launched "successfully", or with errors?

  Here are a few ideas...

  Do you have run you SQL outside the State of charge to check the records returned?
  Did you run the SQL manually in the rule of the load to verify that it is correctly mapped in the rule?

  You have whatever it is expressly listed in the parties 'Accept' or 'Decline' of the State of charge? "Reject" ed records will not appear in the error file.

  Hit "Refresh" when you check the stats of DB?

  Robert

• Diff data loading while doing through SQL and while doing through text file

  I have an ASO cube data charges every day morning. Loading the data is automated by MaxL and this MaxL files uses a SQL (against teradata) as the source of data and a State of charge for loading data. 1 week incorrect data return has begun to show upward and nothing has been changed. It's strange when I run the SQL in a teradata assistant and copy the results to a text file and load the data via EAS from the text data source file and the same rule that data file appears on the right. Any ideas on why this is happening. So basically when I use a SQL data source and a particular rule file data seems to be missing, where as during the use of the results of the same SQL copied into a text file and load data into the text file and the same rule file it seems to work. I'm on 11.1.1.4 and in this case only a private citizen of the cube.
  
  Thank you
  Ted.

  Hi Ted, thanks.

  Well, you reset the database before each load that takes the properties 'Overwrite' or 'Add' of the equation which is good. And it looks like nothing of going with several buffers (no parallel loading SQL, right?). That really just leaves box "Aggregate use Last" - did you happen to check this? By default applied your MaxL charge would be "Aggregation Sum" (which is the equivalent of not check "Use Last Aggregate").

  A_defaut, I would suggest that you add a WHERE clause of your SQL query to zoom right down to one of your 'problem' values (you have not really described what you see error data) and a) load just this intersection and b) see the result of the query in the data prep Editor.

• Newbie sorry data-load question and datafile / viral measure

  Hi guys
  
  Sorry disturbing you - but I did a lot of reading and am still confused.
  
  I was asked to create a new tablespace:
  
  create tablespace xyz datafile 'oradata/corpdata/xyz.dbf' size 2048M extent management local size unique 1023M;
  
  alter tablespace xyz add datafile ' / oradata/corpdata/xyz.dbf' size 2048M;
  
  Despite being worried not given information about the data to load or why the tablespace must be sized that way - I was told to just 'do it '.
  
  Someone tried to load data - and there was a message in the alerts log.
  
  ORA-1652: unable to extend temp by 65472 segment in tablespace xyz
  
  We do not use autoextend on data files even if the person loading the data would be so (they are new on the environment).
  
  The database is on a cold backup nightly routine - we are in a rock anvil - we have no space on the server - to make RMAN and only 10 G left on the Strip for (Veritas) backup routine and thus control space with no autoextend management.
  
  As far as I know of the above error message is that the storage space is not large enough to hold the load data - but I was told by the person who imports the data they have it correctly dimensioned and it something I did when the database create order (although I have cut and pasted from their instructions - and I adapted to our environment - Windows 2003 SP2 but 32 bits).
  
  The person called to say I had messed up their data loading and was about to make me their manager for failing to do my job - and they did and my line manager said that I failed to correctly create the tablespace.
  
  When this person was asked to create the tablespace I asked why they thought that extensions should be 1023M and said it was a large data load that must be inserted to a certain extent.
  
  That sounds good... but I'm confused.
  
  1023M is very much - this means that you have only four extents in the tablespace until it reaches capacity.
  
  It is a load - is GIS data - I have not participated in the previous data loads GIS - other than monitor and change of tablespaces to support - and previous people have size it right - and I've never had no return. Guess I'm a bit lazy - just did as they asked.
  
  However, they never used 128K as a size measure never 1023M.
  
  Can I ask is 1023 M normal for large data loads - or I'm just the question - it seems excessive unless you really just a table and an index of 1023M?
  
  Thanks for any idea or other research.

  Assuming a block size of 8 KB, 65472 would be 511 MB. However, as it is a GIS database, my guess is that the database block size itself has been set to 16K, then 65472 is 1023MB.

  What load data is done? Oracle Export dump? Which includes a CREATE INDEX statement?
  Export-Import is a CREATE TABLE and INSERT so that you would get an ORA-1652 on it. So you get ORA-1652 if the array is created.
  However, you will get an ORA-1652 on an INDEX to CREATE the target segment (ie the Index) for this operation is initially created as a 'temporary' segment until the Index build is complete when it switches to be a 'temporary' to be a segment of "index".

  Also, if parallelism is used, each parallel operation would attempt to assign degrees of 1023 MB. Therefore, even if the final index target should have been only, say 512 MB, a CREATE INDEX with a DEGREE of 4 would begin with 4 extensions of 1023 MB each and would not decrease to less than that!

  A measure of 1023 MB size is, in my opinion, very bad. My guess is that they came up with an estimate of the size of the table and thought that the table should be inserted in 1 measure and, therefore, specified 1023 MB in the script that is provided to you. And it is wrong.

  Same Oracle AUTOALLOCATE goes only up to 64 MB extended when a Segment reached the mark of 1 GB.

• Apex data load configuration missing table when importing to the new workspace

  Hi everyone knows this show before and have a work around.
  
  I export / import my request for a different workspace, and everything works fine except for 1 loading tables data.
  
  In my application, I use tables of data loading, and it seems that the latter do not properly Setup for the table object to load data. This causes my application to fail when the user tries to download a text file.
  Does anyone have a work around next to recreate the table of data load object?
  
  Breadcrumb: Components shared-> load data tables-> add modify data load table
  
  The app before exporting displays Workspace: OOS
  Single column 1 - CURRENCY_ID (number)
  Single column 2 - month (Date)
  
  When I import the app in the new workspace (OOS_UAT) data type is absent.
  Single column 1 - CURRENCY_ID
  Single column 2 - MONTH
  
  When I import the same workspace app: OOS I do not know this problem
  
  Version of the apex: Application Express 4.1.1.00.23

  Hi all

  If you run 4.1.1 it was a bug 13780604 (DATA DOWNLOAD WIZARD FAILED if EXPORTS of OTHER workspace) and have been fixed. You can download the fix for 13780604 (support.us.oracle.com) and the associated 4.1.1

  Kind regards
  Patrick

• data loading fails in ie

  This problem is totally strange me... I have a flash application that communicates with php for data files in format xml and get/post...
  
  I load XML data, load and send with LoadVars.sendAndLoad
  
  I have load data from multiple php files and support all very well, but one and only in ie. Since firefox it loads fine.
  in the case of onLoad (success), I get success == false and there is no charge.
  
  What weird me out the most is that I call the php in the same way, I load another
  XML.load(baseURL+"language.php?language="+language);
  as the problematic
  XML.load(baseURL+"data.php?u="+unique);
  (I use u = time in ms to move, IE y tends to keep things he shouldn't be cached)
  
  If I try to open it directly from ie it returns also fine
  
  the SWF exported for v6, the swf and the scripts are on the same server/domain
  
  I don't know where to look for more, and this is a very important project...
  
  Does anyone have any suggestions? Some IE maybe quirk?
  

  We have solved!

  It is related to this: http://www.blog.lessrain.com/?p=276

  It seems that there is a bug with ie, where flash does not receive data if some labels in the http headers related to caching are used...

  Now that we have finally found the cause, it took the guy php/js 5 minutes to fix and 5 minutes to the curse of m$...

  Have a great weekend everyone! I know that I, now.

• Need a sql script loader to load data into a table

  Hello

  IM new to Oracle... Learn some basic things... and now I want the steps to do to load the data from a table dump file...

  and the script for sql loader

  Thanks in advance

  Hello

  You can do all these steps for loading data...

  Step 1:

  Create a table in Toad to load your data...

  Step 2:

  Creating a data file... Create your data file with column headers...

  Step 3:

  Creating a control file... Create your control file to load the data from the table data file (there is a structure of control file, you can search through the net)

  Step 4:

  Move the data file and the control file in the path of the server...

  Step 5:

  Load the data into the staging table using sql loader.

  sqlldr control = data =

  connect as: username/password@instance.

• Generic procedure to load the data from the source to the table target

  Hi all

  I want to create a generic procedure to load data of X number of the source table to X number of the target table.

  such as:

  Source1-> Target1

  Source2-> Target2

  -> Target3 Source3

  Each target table has the same structure as the source table.

  The indexes are same as well. Constraint are not predefined in the source or target tables.there is no involved in loading the data from the business logic.

  It would simply add.

  This procedure will be scheduled during off hours and probably only once in a month.

  I created a procedure that does this, and not like:

  (1) make a contribution to the procedure as Source and target table.

  (2) find the index in the target table.

  (3) get the metadata of the target table indexes and pick up.

  (4) delete the index above.

  (5) load the data from the source to the target (Append).

  (6) Re-create the indexes on the target table by using the collection of meta data.

  (7) delete the records in the source table.

  sample proc as: (logging of errors is missing)

  CREATE or REPLACE PROCEDURE PP_LOAD_SOURCE_TARGET (p_source_table IN VARCHAR2,

  p_target_table IN VARCHAR2)

  IS

  V_varchar_tbl. ARRAY TYPE IS VARCHAR2 (32);

  l_varchar_tbl v_varchar_tbl;

  TYPE v_clob_tbl_ind IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2 (32767) INDEX OF PLS_INTEGER;

  l_clob_tbl_ind v_clob_tbl_ind;

  g_owner CONSTANT VARCHAR2 (10): = 'STG '.

  CONSTANT VARCHAR2 G_OBJECT (6): = 'INDEX ';

  BEGIN

  SELECT DISTINCT INDEX_NAME BULK COLLECT

  IN l_varchar_tbl

  OF ALL_INDEXES

  WHERE table_name = p_target_table

  AND the OWNER = g_owner;

  FOR k IN l_varchar_tbl. FIRST... l_varchar_tbl. LAST LOOP

  SELECT DBMS_METADATA. GET_DDL (g_object,

  l_varchar_tbl (k),

  g_owner)

  IN l_clob_tbl_ind (k)

  FROM DUAL;

  END LOOP;

  BECAUSE me IN l_varchar_tbl. FIRST... l_varchar_tbl. LAST LOOP

  RUN IMMEDIATELY "DROP INDEX ' |" l_varchar_tbl (i);

  DBMS_OUTPUT. PUT_LINE (' INDEXED DROPED AS :'|| l_varchar_tbl (i));

  END LOOP;

  RUN IMMEDIATELY ' INSERT / * + APPEND * / INTO ' | p_target_table |

  ' SELECT * FROM ' | '. p_source_table;

  COMMIT;

  FOR s IN l_clob_tbl_ind. FIRST... l_clob_tbl_ind LAST LOOP.

  EXECUTE IMMEDIATE l_clob_tbl_ind (s);

  END LOOP;

  RUN IMMEDIATELY 'TRUNCATE TABLE ' | p_source_table;

  END PP_LOAD_SOURCE_TARGET;

  I want to know:

  1 has anyone put up a similar solution if yes what kind of challenges have to face.

  2. it is a good approach.

  3. How can I minimize the failure of the data load.

  Why not just

  create table to check-in as

  Select "SOURCE1" source, targets "TARGET1", 'Y' union flag double all the

  Select "SOURCE2', 'TARGET2', 'Y' in all the double union

  Select "SOURCE3', 'Target3', 'Y' in all the double union

  Select "SOURCE4', 'TARGET4', 'Y' in all the double union

  Select 'Source.5', 'TARGET5', 'Y' in double

  SOURCE	TARGET	FLAG
  SOURCE1	TARGET1	THERE
  SOURCE2	TARGET2	THERE
  SOURCE3	TARGET3	THERE
  SOURCE4	TARGET4	THERE
  SOURCE.5	TARGET5	THERE

  declare

  the_command varchar2 (1000);

  Start

  for r in (select source, target of the archiving of the pavilion where = 'Y')

  loop

  the_command: = "insert / * + append * / into ' |" r.Target | ' Select * from ' | '. r.source;

  dbms_output.put_line (the_command);

  -execution immediate the_command;

  the_command: = 'truncate table ' | r.source | "drop storage."

  dbms_output.put_line (the_command);

  -execution immediate the_command;

  dbms_output.put_line(r.source ||) 'table transformed');

  end loop;

  end;

  Insert / * + append * / into select destination1 * source1

  truncate table SOURCE1 drop storage

  Treated SOURCE1 table

  Insert / * + append * / to select TARGET2 * in SOURCE2

  truncate table SOURCE2 drop storage

  Treated SOURCE2 table

  Insert / * + append * / into select target3 * of SOURCE3

  truncate table SOURCE3 drop storage

  Treated SOURCE3 table

  Insert / * + append * / into TARGET4 select * from SOURCE4

  truncate table SOURCE4 drop storage

  Table treated SOURCE4

  Insert / * + append * / into TARGET5 select * from source.5

  truncate table source.5 drop storage

  Treated source.5 table

  Concerning

  Etbin

• ODI - SQL for Hyperion Essbase data loading

  Hello

  We have created a 'vision' in SQL Server that contains our data.  The view currently has every year and periods of Jan 2011 to present.  Each period is about 300 000 records.  I want to only load one period at a time.  For example may 2013.  Currently we use ODBC through a rule of data loading, but the customer wants to use ODI to be compatible with the versions of dimension metadata.  Here's the SQL on the view that works very well.   Is there a way I can run this SQL in the ODI Interface so it pulls only what I declare in the Where clause?  If yes where can I do it?

  Select

  CATEGORY, YEAR, LOCATION, SCRIPT, DEPT, PROJECT, EXPCODE, TIME, ACCOUNT, AMOUNT

  Of

  PS_LHI_HYP_PRJ_ACT

  Where

  YEAR > = "2013" AND PERIOD = 'MAY '.

  ORDER BY CATEGORY ASC ASC FISCAL_YEAR, LOCATION ASC, ASC, ASC, ASC, ASC, PERIOD EXPCODE PROJECT DEPT SCENARIO CSA ACCOUNT CSA;

  Hello

  Simply use the following KM to load data - IKM SQL for Hyperion Essbase (DATA) - in an ODI interface that has the view that you created the Source model. You can add filters to the source which are dynamically by ODI variables to create the Where clause based on the month and year. Make sure you only specify a rule of load method to load the data into the KM

• SQL Loader and batch ID

  Hi all
  
  In our application, we allow the user to download data using the worksheet in the excel user interface.
  
  We use a PHP script in the user interface and using SQL Loader to load the data of insert_table excel sheet.
  
  The insert_table has a primary key.
  
  
  Here, my question is, is it possible to put some package for each download id in the table in an automatic way?
  
  While we can easily extract data using the code batch
  
  We use Oracle 11 g.

  What is load a constant value, in which case you may as well use 815 constant in your control file. If you want to automatically increment the value of each batch, then you must use a different method.

  Please see the example below. Before each data load, he loads the next value in the sequence into a separate table and then selects this value while loading data. Note that SQL * expression of charger that uses select must appear in parentheses in the double quotes.

  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> host type test1.dat
  1 Prod1
  2 Prod2
  3 Prod3
  4 Prod4
  5 Prod5
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> host type test2.dat
  6 Prod6
  7 Prod7
  8 Prod8
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> host type batch.ctl
  options(load=1)
  load data
  replace
  into table batch_tab
  (batch_id expression "test_seq.nextval")
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> host type data.ctl
  load data
  append
  into table temp_table
  fields terminated by whitespace
  trailing nullcols
  (p_id,
  p_name,
  batch_id expression "(select batch_id from batch_tab)")
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> create table temp_table
    2    (p_id      number primary key,
    3     p_name    varchar2(6),
    4     batch_id  number)
    5  /
  
  Table created.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> create sequence test_seq
    2  /
  
  Sequence created.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> create table batch_tab
    2    (batch_id  number)
    3  /
  
  Table created.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> -- first load:
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> host sqlldr scott/tiger control=batch.ctl log=batch1.log
  
  SQL*Loader: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Apr 19 17:16:33 2013
  
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
  
  Commit point reached - logical record count 1
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> host sqlldr scott/tiger control=data.ctl data=test1.dat log=test1.log
  
  SQL*Loader: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Apr 19 17:16:33 2013
  
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
  
  Commit point reached - logical record count 5
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> select * from batch_tab
    2  /
  
    BATCH_ID
  ----------
           1
  
  1 row selected.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> select * from temp_table
    2  /
  
        P_ID P_NAME   BATCH_ID
  ---------- ------ ----------
           1 Prod1           1
           2 Prod2           1
           3 Prod3           1
           4 Prod4           1
           5 Prod5           1
  
  5 rows selected.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> -- second load:
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> host sqlldr scott/tiger control=batch.ctl log=batch2.log
  
  SQL*Loader: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Apr 19 17:16:33 2013
  
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
  
  Commit point reached - logical record count 1
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> host sqlldr scott/tiger control=data.ctl data=test2.dat log=test2.log
  
  SQL*Loader: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Apr 19 17:16:33 2013
  
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
  
  Commit point reached - logical record count 3
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> select * from batch_tab
    2  /
  
    BATCH_ID
  ----------
           2
  
  1 row selected.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> select * from temp_table
    2  /
  
        P_ID P_NAME   BATCH_ID
  ---------- ------ ----------
           1 Prod1           1
           2 Prod2           1
           3 Prod3           1
           4 Prod4           1
           5 Prod5           1
           6 Prod6           2
           7 Prod7           2
           8 Prod8           2
  
  8 rows selected.
  

• Problem with the two EA DEVELOPER SQL DATA MODELING 3.0.0.665 and 3.1

  I created a model of very large data using SQL Developer data 3.0.0.665 and 3.1 EA maker. Its having a lot of check constraints. Whenever I am the design of the fence and the DOF and reopening export to import the DDL file failure to import completely check constraints. It is important to check constraints, but without any range of values inside. Its very frustrating because whenever you open import ddl, you must manually add again all the details of data check range constraint.
  
  OS: Windows XP.
  Check in the two EA Developer SQL Data Modeler 3.0.0.665 and 3.1
  
  -------------------------------------------
  Here are the contents of the .dmd file.
  -------------------------------------------
  * <? XML version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF - 8"? > *.
  * < OSDM_Design class = "oracle.dbtools.crest.model.design.Design" name = 'Admin_Panel' id = "9BE18B0A-6C67-2E5B-00DE-BD8312189ECB" version = "3.41" > * "
  * < createdBy > administrator < / createdBy > *.
  * < Createduserid > 2011-10-17 08:32:18 UTC < / Createduserid > *.
  * < Admin_Panel ownerDesignName > < / ownerDesignName > *.
  * < false capitalNames > < / capitalNames > *.
  * < designId > 9BE18B0A-6C67-2E5B-00DE-BD8312189ECB < / designId > *.
  * < / OSDM_Design > *.
  
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  An example how the check constraints to get dirty.
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Initial check constraint is as below:
  ======================
  ALTER TABLE test_table
  ADD CONSTRAINT Active_Flag_ck
  CHECK (Active_Flag IN ('A', 'I'))
  *;*
  
  Below how it occurs once I have imported the ddl and re-export:
  ============================================
  ALTER TABLE test_table
  ADD CONSTRAINT Active_Flag_ck
  (CHECK)
  *;*
  
  I'm in trouble as I already in the middle of the my development using SQL Developer Data Modeler.
  
  Please help me soon.
  
  Jean

  Hi John,.

  Every time I'm fence design and export the ddl and reopening through the import of the DDL file

  Why are you doing this? Once the DDL file is imported and then save the drawing and open simply saved design, no need to generate the DDL and import it every time that you start Modeler data.
  On the list of values - forced as this CHECK (Active_Flag IN ('A', 'I')) are imported as constraint check plain and not as a list of values.
  There are the more specific elements import of check constraint - they are defined as type database constraint that you select during the import. Accordingly if you import your DOF as Oracle 10 g DDL, then you will get forced correct check in DDL generated for Oracle 10 g and Oracle 11 g. Constraint of evil will be generated for Oracle 9i. You can move the constraint for Oracle 9i (in the check constraint dialog box) or generic if it can be treated as such constraint.

  I logged for DOF bad bug.

  Philippe

• Load SQL data using the Regional service

  Hello
  
  I've been loading data using text file, now I want to try to load from SQL server directly, but screen load data from EAS, "Data Source" is grayed, as soon as I clicked on SQL as the Data Source.
  
  What I miss here?, I configure ODBC to the server level.

  First of all, don't you configured the source SQL and ODBC in State of charge? Open the rule of the load and the "select" menu-> open SQL. Set up the sql statement in the form, then click ok/collect to test.

  Once that the rule of the load seems good, so to actually load the data, show the daa load screen as you did. Select SQL. The data source must be a Virgin because it is for the flat file. Select the rule of load (it has the SQL in it). If you look to the right of the screen, and you may need to expand to see, rather than enter the sqlID and password there. Enter those, and click ok. It should load as usual.

  If you want to leave MaxL, there is a syntax similar to tell the import statement is a sql load and give you it the id and the password

• How to send the SQL for SQL Server statement and return data without using database connectivity Kit?

  Hi, I tried to figure out how to extract data from my SQL Server databases and reading messages and to do some tests with examples, I can get data connection type in my SQL server, but so far nothing helps.  Is it possible to get data from a SQL Server database without using the database connectivity Toolkit?  and if so, how?  are there whitepapers and/or examples of this?  So far, I can't find something that works.  Thank you.

  Jesse - what is your reason for not using the database connectivity Toolkit? It is by far the best way to recover the data.