Proper format of BufferTempStoragePath

Hello, I have one package that seems to have continuous problems with memory. As of right now it loads a little over 1 million records. I tried leveraging the property, BufferTempStoragePath, but I don't seem to have the right path name. What sort of path do you put there? File? Folder? If it is a file, what sort of file should it be... text, dat, xml? If someone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

PS: Below are the error messages I am getting:
[DTS.Pipeline] Information: The buffer manager detected that the system was low on virtual memory, but was unable to swap out any buffers. 4 buffers were considered and 4 were locked. Either not enough memory is available to the pipeline because not enough is installed, other processes are using it, or too many buffers are locked.

[DTS.Pipeline] Error: The buffer manager cannot create a temporary storage file on any path in the BufferTempStoragePath property. There is an incorrect file name or no permission.

It should be a folder.

-Jamie

|||Thank you. Unfortunately I set the property to be a folder but it doesn't seem to be using the swap location. I still receive the following error messages and a lot of them...

[DTS.Pipeline] Information: The buffer manager detected that the system was low on virtual memory, but was unable to swap out any buffers. 4 buffers were considered and 4 were locked. Either not enough memory is available to the pipeline because not enough is installed, other processes are using it, or too many buffers are locked.

I am running the package by itself with nothing other than Sql Server running. Any ideas what I might be missing here? I don't believe it is a security problem as I am setup as a local admin on this development box. Any further assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Programming continuous merge replication

Hello,
This projects needs to setup automatically a few MSDE subscribers to a main
Distributor/Publisher.
I am using the ActiveX SQL Merge object to set up the merge replication, but
there are 3 problems:
1) There is not a property to set Continuous mode
2) If I set the ExchangeType to upload, when I browse for the properties
using Enterprise Manager, the “ExchangeType 1” is not present in the Agent
step
3) (Project killer) Assume I manage to set Continuous… After running the
SqlMerge object, the status shows “initializing in progress” but it never
finishes and I have to start again the agent from Enterprise Manager… after
selecting Start (from Enterprise Manager) the synchronization runs as
expected… but I cannot start it by program.
Here are the properties and methods that I am calling after everything is
already registered and ready:
//set up the publisher
m_oSqlMerge.Publisher = m_sDistServerName;
m_oSqlMerge.PublisherSecurityMode =
SQLMERGXLib.SECURITY_TYPE.DB_AUTHENTICATION;
m_oSqlMerge.PublisherDatabase = m_sDbName;
m_oSqlMerge.PublisherPassword = m_sDistPassword;
m_oSqlMerge.PublisherLogin = "sa";
m_oSqlMerge.Publication = m_sDbName;
//set up the distributor
m_oSqlMerge.Distributor = m_sDistServerName;
m_oSqlMerge.DistributorSecurityMode =
SQLMERGXLib.SECURITY_TYPE.NT_AUTHENTICATION;
//set up the subscriber
m_oSqlMerge.Subscriber = oSub.ServerName;
m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberDatabase = oSub.DatabaseName;
m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberDatasourceType =
SQLMERGXLib.DATASOURCE_TYPE.SQL_SERVER;
m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberSecurityMode =
SQLMERGXLib.SECURITY_TYPE.DB_AUTHENTICATION;
m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberLogin = "sa";
m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberPassword = sPassword;
//set up the subscription
m_oSqlMerge.SubscriptionType = SQLMERGXLib.SUBSCRIPTION_TYPE.PULL;
m_oSqlMerge.SynchronizationType =
SQLMERGXLib.SYNCHRONIZATION_TYPE.AUTOMATIC;
m_oSqlMerge.ExchangeType = SQLMERGXLib.EXCHANGE_TYPE.UPLOAD;
ProgressValue = 0;
//Initialize
m_oSqlMerge.Initialize();
m_oSqlMerge.Run();
//m_oSqlMerge.Terminate(); //No need to terminate if continuous
When you create a subscription to a merge publication using Enterprise
Manager, a SQL Server Agent job is created that, when run, synchronizes the
subscription. This job is used whenever you synchronize the subscription from
Enterprise Manager. However, when you start the synchronization
programmatically this agent job is not used and the Merge Agent is started
with the properties you set for the object instance. This is why setting
m_oSqlMerge.ExchangeType = SQLMERGXLib.EXCHANGE_TYPE.UPLOAD doesn’t affect
what you see in Enterprise Manager (which is the agent job). There is no
continuous mode for the Merge Agent, however, you can easily use a timer
control or program a method that calls the Run method at regular intervals to
synchronize the subscription. You should do some inserts at the Subscriber
and run the Merge Agent using your code to see if they make it to the
Publisher. Handling the Status event is a good way to get all of the agent
status and messages. For a good example of how to implement the Status event,
see http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/Art...79/39079.html. (Note you
need to be on at least SP3.)
Best Wishes,
Glenn Gailey [MS]
SQL Server User Education
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"uk" wrote:

> Hello,
> This projects needs to setup automatically a few MSDE subscribers to a main
> Distributor/Publisher.
> I am using the ActiveX SQL Merge object to set up the merge replication, but
> there are 3 problems:
> 1) There is not a property to set Continuous mode
> 2) If I set the ExchangeType to upload, when I browse for the properties
> using Enterprise Manager, the “ExchangeType 1” is not present in the Agent
> step
> 3) (Project killer) Assume I manage to set Continuous… After running the
> SqlMerge object, the status shows “initializing in progress” but it never
> finishes and I have to start again the agent from Enterprise Manager… after
> selecting Start (from Enterprise Manager) the synchronization runs as
> expected… but I cannot start it by program.
> Here are the properties and methods that I am calling after everything is
> already registered and ready:
> //set up the publisher
> m_oSqlMerge.Publisher = m_sDistServerName;
> m_oSqlMerge.PublisherSecurityMode =
> SQLMERGXLib.SECURITY_TYPE.DB_AUTHENTICATION;
> m_oSqlMerge.PublisherDatabase = m_sDbName;
> m_oSqlMerge.PublisherPassword = m_sDistPassword;
> m_oSqlMerge.PublisherLogin = "sa";
> m_oSqlMerge.Publication = m_sDbName;
> //set up the distributor
> m_oSqlMerge.Distributor = m_sDistServerName;
> m_oSqlMerge.DistributorSecurityMode =
> SQLMERGXLib.SECURITY_TYPE.NT_AUTHENTICATION;
>
> //set up the subscriber
> m_oSqlMerge.Subscriber = oSub.ServerName;
> m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberDatabase = oSub.DatabaseName;
> m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberDatasourceType =
> SQLMERGXLib.DATASOURCE_TYPE.SQL_SERVER;
> m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberSecurityMode =
> SQLMERGXLib.SECURITY_TYPE.DB_AUTHENTICATION;
> m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberLogin = "sa";
> m_oSqlMerge.SubscriberPassword = sPassword;
> //set up the subscription
> m_oSqlMerge.SubscriptionType = SQLMERGXLib.SUBSCRIPTION_TYPE.PULL;
> m_oSqlMerge.SynchronizationType =
> SQLMERGXLib.SYNCHRONIZATION_TYPE.AUTOMATIC;
> m_oSqlMerge.ExchangeType = SQLMERGXLib.EXCHANGE_TYPE.UPLOAD;
> ProgressValue = 0;
> //Initialize
> m_oSqlMerge.Initialize();
> m_oSqlMerge.Run();
> //m_oSqlMerge.Terminate(); //No need to terminate if continuous
>