SQL - Add Header Row to SSIS Generated CSV Files

After generating a flat file in SSIS I needed to update that file with the column headers as the first row.  In order to do this I used a SQL stored procedure.

STEP 1: Run the code below to create the stored procedure.

USE MIGRATION_DB

IF OBJECT_ID('GenerateBCPforSSIS') IS NOT NULL
DROP PROC GenerateBCPforSSIS
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE GenerateBCPforSSIS
(
@db_name varchar(1000),
@table_name varchar(1000),
@file_name varchar(1000)
) AS

Declare @Headers varchar(MAX),@HeadersRaw varchar(MAX),@sql varchar(MAX), @header_file varchar(MAX), @filename_short varchar(MAX)

--Generate column names as a recordset
Select @Headers = IsNull(@Headers + ',', '') + '""' + Column_Name + '""'
From INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
Where Table_Name = @table_name ORDER BY ORDINAL_POSITION ASC

--Create a dummy file to have header data
select @header_file=substring(@file_name,1,len(@file_name)-charindex('\',reverse(@file_name)))+'\data_file.csv'

set @sql = 'bcp "select ''' + @Headers + '''" queryout "'+@header_file+'" -c -C RAW -t, -S localhost -T'
print @sql

set @sql = 'type "'+@file_name+'" >> "'+@header_file+'"'
print @sql

set @sql = 'del "'+@file_name+'"'
print @sql

set @filename_short = reverse(substring(reverse(@file_name),1,charindex('\',reverse(@file_name)) -1 ) )

set @sql = 'rename "'+@header_file+'" '+'"'+@filename_short+'"'
print @sql

GO




STEP 2: Run the following command which will produce sql commands for all the views and tables in your database.  You can add where clauses to the statements to limit which views/tables commands are created for.  Note: Make sure to update the MIGRATION_DB string to the name of your database

USE MIGRATION_DB

SELECT 'exec GenerateBCPforSSIS ''MIGRATION_DB'',''' + name + ''',''E:\SSIS Output\' + name + '.csv''' AS CommandName
FROM sys.views 

UNION

SELECT 'exec GenerateBCPforSSIS ''MIGRATION_DB'',''' + name + ''',''E:\SSIS Output\' + name + '.csv''' AS CommandName
FROM sys.tables



STEP 3: Copy the output from the command in step 2 and paste it into a new SQL query window.


STEP 4: Copy the output from step 3 and past it into a batch file.


STEP 5: Run the batch file, it will open your SSIS csv file and insert a header row with the column names. 


Notes:



  • The CVS file output from SSIS must match the names of your Views/Tables

  • If you change, add, or remove any of the columns in your table/view you will have to run steps 2-5 again.

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