Sql – Execute an SSIS Package created with VS2008 on SQL Server 2005

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Maybe a stupid question but… I created an SSIS package using VS2008 Professional. I want to deploy and execute it on a server running SQL Server 2005. When I try to run it I get an error stating the version of the Execute Package Utility on the server is different than the version of the package I'm trying to execute (makes sense, since I created the package with the newer version of VS).

To my knowledge Microsoft doesn't simply provide a download of the EPU to "upgrade" it, so how do I execute the package on a server that's running the previous version of SQL Server? Do I need to install a "throwaway" copy of SQL 2008 just to update the package, or what? On my workstation (which has VS2008) it runs fine against SQL 2005.

Best Answer

Unfortunately, you can't do this. It makes no sense since you can run SSIS against different databases (what if you were running a package on a server that didn't even use SQL Server?) but you'll get that version error if you created it in BIDS 2008.

Syntax:

ALTER TABLE {TABLENAME} 
ADD {COLUMNNAME} {TYPE} {NULL|NOT NULL} 
CONSTRAINT {CONSTRAINT_NAME} DEFAULT {DEFAULT_VALUE}
WITH VALUES

Example:

ALTER TABLE SomeTable
        ADD SomeCol Bit NULL --Or NOT NULL.
 CONSTRAINT D_SomeTable_SomeCol --When Omitted a Default-Constraint Name is autogenerated.
    DEFAULT (0)--Optional Default-Constraint.
WITH VALUES --Add if Column is Nullable and you want the Default Value for Existing Records.

Notes:

Optional Constraint Name:
If you leave out CONSTRAINT D_SomeTable_SomeCol then SQL Server will autogenerate
a Default-Contraint with a funny Name like: DF__SomeTa__SomeC__4FB7FEF6

Optional With-Values Statement:
The WITH VALUES is only needed when your Column is Nullable
and you want the Default Value used for Existing Records.
If your Column is NOT NULL, then it will automatically use the Default Value
for all Existing Records, whether you specify WITH VALUES or not.

How Inserts work with a Default-Constraint:
If you insert a Record into SomeTable and do not Specify SomeCol's value, then it will Default to 0.
If you insert a Record and Specify SomeCol's value as NULL (and your column allows nulls),
then the Default-Constraint will not be used and NULL will be inserted as the Value.

Notes were based on everyone's great feedback below.
Special Thanks to:
@Yatrix, @WalterStabosz, @YahooSerious, and @StackMan for their Comments.

Sql-server – Check if table exists in SQL Server

For queries like this it is always best to use an INFORMATION_SCHEMA view. These views are (mostly) standard across many different databases and rarely change from version to version.

To check if a table exists use:

IF (EXISTS (SELECT * 
                 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES 
                 WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'TheSchema' 
                 AND  TABLE_NAME = 'TheTable'))
BEGIN
    --Do Stuff
END

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