Ok so according to Microsoft docs the OLE DB Command Transformation in SSIS does this
The OLE DB Command transformation runs an SQL statement for each row in a data flow. For example, you can run an SQL statement that inserts, updates, or deletes rows in a database table.
So I want to write some SQL to Insert rows in one of my tables only IF the record doesn't exists
So I tried this but the controls keeps complaining of bad sintaxys
IF NOT EXISTS
(SELECT * FROM M_Employee_Login WHERE
Column1=?
AND Column2=?
AND Column3=?)
INSERT INTO [M_Employee_Login]
([Column1]
,[Column2]
,[Column3])
VALUES
(?,?,?)
However if I remove the IF NOT EXISTS section (leaving the insert only) the controls says may code is Ok, what am I doing wrong.
Is there an easier solution?
Update: BTW My source is a Flat File (csv file)
Update since answer: Just to let people know. I ended up using the OLE DB Command Transformation
like I planned cause is better than the OLE DB Destination
for this operation. The difference is that I did used the Lookup Component
to filter all the already existent records (like the answer suggested). Then use the OLE DB Command Transformation
with the Insert SQL
that I had in the question and it worked as expected. Hope it helps