Package Execution Utilities

The dtswiz utility starts the DTS Import/Export Wizard by using command prompt options. It's great for initiating the wizard from within other tools.

The dtsrun utility runs a DTS Package from a command prompt.

Usage: dtsrun /option [value] [/option [value]] …

Options ('/?' shows the complete option list; '-' May be substituted for '/'):

The package retrieval options include the following:

/~S Server name
/~U Username
/~P Password
/~E Use trusted connection instead of /U /P
/~ /~M Package password
/~G Package Guid string
/~V Package version Guid string
/~F Structured storage UNC filename (overwritten if /S is also specified)
/~R Repository database name (uses default if blank; loads package from repository database) ...

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