Skip rows: Export data from SSIS into excel file

Question

I am trying to export data from a SQL server database into an excel file using SSIS. I want the data to get inserted from the 6th row and 5th row has headers.

I am able map the header names, in Excel Destination Editor, to the SQL table headers, by writing the SQL command:

SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$A5:EC5]

But still, when I execute the package, the data gets inserted from the 2nd row How can I start the insertion from 6th row?

Any help, to solve this, is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You need to use "OpenRowset" properties for excel source, go to the properties page for excel source, set the "OpenRowSet" as "$A6:D", then it should solve your problem.

Answer 2

Add the blank rows to the dataset in OLE DB source in SSIS. I assume that your columns in your database are named Header1, Header2 and Header3. Replace your OLE DB source query with this query:

 select ' ' as Header1, ' ' as Header2, ' ' as Header3
 UNION ALL
 select ' ', ' ', ' '
 UNION ALL
 select ' ', ' ', ' '
 UNION ALL
 select ' ', ' ', ' '
 UNION ALL
 select ' ', ' ', ' '
 select Header1, Header2, Header3 from Your_SQL_SERVER_Tabl

You may need to cast your columns to varchar if they are of other types.