FIX: You cannot deploy a SQL Server 2005 Integration Services package if you use an XML configuration file whose file name contains an uppercase letter

This article describes the following about this hotfix release:

• The issues that are fixed by this hotfix package
• The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
• Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package
• Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
• Whether you must make any registry changes
• The files that are contained in the hotfix package

When you deploy an SSIS package to a new server in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1, you receive an error message that resembles the following:This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• A SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) parent package calls a child package by using the Execute Package task.
• An XML configuration file stores the connection string of the child package.
• The name of the XML configuration file contains an uppercase letter. In the error message that this article describes, the default file name extension of the XML configuration file contains a "C" (.dtsConfig).

This issue does not occur in the original version of SQL Server 2005.

This issue occurs because of a regression from SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1. In SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1, a change was made to convert the deployed configuration file name to lowercase letters. However, the lookup of the configuration file name is always case sensitive.

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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Prerequisites

This hotfix requires SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1.

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Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to change the registry.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

SQL Server 2005 32-bit version

SQL Server 2005, x64-based versions

SQL Server 2005, Itanium architecture-based versions

To work around this issue, use the lowercase file name for the XML configuration file of an SSIS package.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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