FileSystemTask.Operation Property

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12/03/2008

Gets or sets a value from the DTSFileSystemOperation enumeration that determines the type of operation to perform.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.FileSystemTask
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.FileSystemTask (in microsoft.sqlserver.filesystemtask.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property Operation As DTSFileSystemOperation

public DTSFileSystemOperation Operation { get; set; }

public:
virtual property DTSFileSystemOperation Operation {
    DTSFileSystemOperation get () sealed;
    void set (DTSFileSystemOperation value) sealed;
}

/** @property */
public final DTSFileSystemOperation get_Operation ()

/** @property */
public final void set_Operation (DTSFileSystemOperation value)

public final function get Operation () : DTSFileSystemOperation

public final function set Operation (value : DTSFileSystemOperation)

Property Value

A value from the DTSFileSystemOperation enumeration indicating the type of operation to perform.

Example

The following code example creates a FileSystemTask as an Executable in a package. The FileSystemTask copies a test folder, which contains two subfolders and a .txt file, to another folder. The operation to perform is a copy of the directory and its child folders and files, so Operation is set to CopyDirectory.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.FileSystemTask;

namespace FileSystemTask_API
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            String sourceDir = @"C:\TestFolder";
            String destDir = @"C:\MyNewTestFolder";

            Package pkg = new Package();
            Executable exec1 = pkg.Executables.Add("STOCK:FileSystemTask");
            TaskHost th = exec1 as TaskHost;
            
            // Show how to set properties using the TaskHost Properties.
            // Set the properties to copy an existing folder, which contains two subfolders
            // and a .txt file, to another existing folder on the C:\ drive.

            // The source or destination files are not in a variable, so set 
            // IsSourcePathVariable and IsDestinationPathVariable to false.
            th.Properties["IsSourcePathVariable"].SetValue(th, false);
            th.Properties["IsDestinationPathVariable"].SetValue(th, false);

            // Create the File connection manager for the source.
            ConnectionManager cm = pkg.Connections.Add("FILE");
            cm.Name = "The FILE connection manager";
            cm.ConnectionString = sourceDir;
            cm.Properties["FileUsageType"].SetValue(cm, DTSFileConnectionUsageType.FolderExists);

            // Create the File connection manager for the destination.
            ConnectionManager cmdest = pkg.Connections.Add("FILE");
            cmdest.Name = "The destination FILE connection manager";
            cmdest.ConnectionString = destDir;
            cmdest.Properties["FileUsageType"].SetValue(cmdest, DTSFileConnectionUsageType.FolderExists);

            // Set the source property and destination properties
            // for the task.
            th.Properties["Source"].SetValue(th, cm.Name);
            th.Properties["Destination"].SetValue(th, cmdest.Name);

            // The operation to perform is to copy all the files and
             // subfolders in a folder.
            // Do not overwrite the destination information 
            // if it exists.
            th.Properties["Operation"].SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemOperation.CopyDirectory);
            th.Properties["OperationName"].SetValue(th, "Copy TestFolder");
            th.Properties["OverwriteDestinationFile"].SetValue(th, false);

            // Set the attribute of the folder to be read-only.
            th.Properties["Attributes"].SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemAttributes.ReadOnly);
            // Multiple attributes can be set. The next line of code,
            // commented out, shows how to do that.
            //th.Properties["Attributes"].SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemAttributes.ReadOnly | DTSFileSystemAttributes.Hidden);

            // Run the task and copy the folder.
            DTSExecResult result = pkg.Execute();
        }
    }
}

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.FileSystemTask
 
Namespace FileSystemTask_API
    Class Program
        Shared  Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            Dim sourceDir As String =  "C:\TestFolder" 
            Dim destDir As String =  "C:\MyNewTestFolder" 
 
            Dim pkg As Package =  New Package() 
            Dim exec1 As Executable =  pkg.Executables.Add("STOCK:FileSystemTask") 
            Dim th As TaskHost =  exec1 as TaskHost 
 
            ' Show how to set properties using the TaskHost Properties.
            ' Set the properties to copy an existing folder, which contains two subfolders
            ' and a .txt file, to another existing folder on the C:\ drive.
 
            ' The source or destination files are not in a variable, so set 
            ' IsSourcePathVariable and IsDestinationPathVariable to false.
            th.Properties("IsSourcePathVariable").SetValue(th, False)
            th.Properties("IsDestinationPathVariable").SetValue(th, False)
 
            ' Create the File connection manager for the source.
            Dim cm As ConnectionManager =  pkg.Connections.Add("FILE") 
            cm.Name = "The FILE connection manager"
            cm.ConnectionString = sourceDir
            cm.Properties("FileUsageType").SetValue(cm, DTSFileConnectionUsageType.FolderExists)
 
            ' Create the File connection manager for the destination.
            Dim cmdest As ConnectionManager =  pkg.Connections.Add("FILE") 
            cmdest.Name = "The destination FILE connection manager"
            cmdest.ConnectionString = destDir
            cmdest.Properties("FileUsageType").SetValue(cmdest, DTSFileConnectionUsageType.FolderExists)
 
            ' Set the source property and destination properties
            ' for the task.
            th.Properties("Source").SetValue(th, cm.Name)
            th.Properties("Destination").SetValue(th, cmdest.Name)
 
            ' The operation to perform is to copy all the files and
             ' subfolders in a folder.
            ' Do not overwrite the destination information 
            ' if it exists.
            th.Properties("Operation").SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemOperation.CopyDirectory)
            th.Properties("OperationName").SetValue(th, "Copy TestFolder")
            th.Properties("OverwriteDestinationFile").SetValue(th, False)
 
            ' Set the attribute of the folder to be read-only.
            th.Properties("Attributes").SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemAttributes.ReadOnly)
            ' Multiple attributes can be set. The next line of code,
            ' commented out, shows how to do that.
            'th.Properties["Attributes"].SetValue(th, DTSFileSystemAttributes.ReadOnly | DTSFileSystemAttributes.Hidden);
 
            ' Run the task and copy the folder.
            Dim result As DTSExecResult =  pkg.Execute() 
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms