ASCII-Export in SSIS: bug

Hello everyone,

recently I discovered one issue in the SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), which I would name "bug". I decided to inform everyone about this thing - perhaps, this will help you.

So, imagine the following situation: you have a DB-table with a column named "BK" (for instance). You wish to export this table into CSV-file. You configure the output of "ASCII Destination" in such a way, that "BK" column is redirected to "BK_QUE" column of the ASCII file (and "BK" column of the file should be left empty). What does SSIS do? It outputs "BK" into "BK_QUE" (as desired) AND - at the same time - into "BK"! See the screen-shot for more details.

So, always keep in mind, that SSIS links the columns with the equal names by default (even if you set "Ignore" explicitly), if you create such an export item in your Data Flow Task.

Cheers,
A..

Bug in the Power Manager by Lenovo (for Thinkpads)

Recently I encountered the known problem with Power Manager: suddenly all my profiles in the Power Manager disappeared, after correcting them in the registry I could not apply them (they had no influence on the laptop settings), etc. While searching for the solution, I found this article: http://lucidmike78.blogspot.com/2007/11/thinkpad-power-manager-problem.html. I followed the steps described in there, and could repair my Power Manager at T43p.

Cheers,
Andrey