Setting DTS Application Properties

The following Registry script, when saved in a text file with the .reg extension and run, enables all the DTS application properties discussed in this topic. To disable the properties instead, change the new values from 00000001 to 00000000.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\80\DTS\Settings]
"TasksCache"=dword:00000001
"TransformationsCache"=dword:00000001
"ScriptingLanguagesCache"=dword:00000001
"OLEDBProvidersCache"=dword:00000001
"DesignerSettings"=dword:00000001
"JITDebug"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\80\DTS\Settings]
"EnableSaveToRepository"=dword:00000001

The following code sample for a console application, when compiled and run, enables all the DTS application properties discussed in this topic. To disable the options instead, change the new values from True to False, and change the value of the DesignerSettings property to DTSDesignerSettings.DTSDesigner_Default.

This application requires a reference to the Microsoft DTSPackage Object Library (COM).

The value of the Enable Save to Meta Data Services option can only be set by modifying the Registry directly. There is no equivalent to the Enable Save to Meta Data Services option in the DTS object model.

Imports Microsoft.Win32
Imports DTS

Module SetDTSProperties

  Sub Main()

    Const SETTINGS_ROOT_KEY As String = "Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\80\DTS\Settings"
    Const METADATASERVICES_VALUE As String = "EnableSaveToRepository"

    Dim dtsApp As New DTS.Application
    Dim keySettingsRoot As RegistryKey

    With dtsApp
      .TaskInfos.UseCache = True
      .TransformationInfos.UseCache = True
      .ScriptingLanguageInfos.UseCache = True
      .OLEDBProviderInfos.UseCache = True
      .DesignerSettings = DTSDesignerSettings.DTSDesigner_ShowMultiPhaseTransforms
      .JITDebug = True
    End With

    keySettingsRoot = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(SETTINGS_ROOT_KEY, True)
    If keySettingsRoot Is Nothing Then
      keySettingsRoot = Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey(SETTINGS_ROOT_KEY)
    End If
    With keySettingsRoot
      .SetValue(METADATASERVICES_VALUE, Math.Abs(CType(True, Integer)))
      .Close()
    End With

  End Sub

End Module

using Microsoft.Win32;
using DTS;

class SetDTSProperties
{

  public static void Main()
  {

    const string SETTINGS_ROOT_KEY = "Software\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SQL Server\\80\\DTS\\Settings";
    const string METADATASERVICES_VALUE = "EnableSaveToRepository";

    DTS.Application dtsApp = new DTS.Application();
    RegistryKey keySettingsRoot;

    {
      dtsApp.TaskInfos.UseCache = true;
      dtsApp.TransformationInfos.UseCache = true;
      dtsApp.ScriptingLanguageInfos.UseCache = true;
      dtsApp.OLEDBProviderInfos.UseCache = true;
      dtsApp.DesignerSettings = DTSDesignerSettings.DTSDesigner_ShowMultiPhaseTransforms;
      dtsApp.JITDebug = true;
    }

    keySettingsRoot = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(SETTINGS_ROOT_KEY, true);
    if (keySettingsRoot==null)
    {
      keySettingsRoot = Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey(SETTINGS_ROOT_KEY);
    }
    {
      keySettingsRoot.SetValue(METADATASERVICES_VALUE, Math.Abs((int) true));
      keySettingsRoot.Close();
    }

  }

}

The following subroutine can be added to an application to refresh the cache when appropriate. Cached values are stored in the Registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\80\DTS\Enumeration.

  Private Sub RefreshCache()

    Me.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor
    With dtsApp
      .TaskInfos.Refresh()
      .TransformationInfos.Refresh()
      .ScriptingLanguageInfos.Refresh()
      .OLEDBProviderInfos.Refresh()
    End With
    Me.Cursor = Cursors.Default

  End Sub

  private void RefreshCache()
  {

    this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
    {
      dtsApp.TaskInfos.Refresh();
      dtsApp.TransformationInfos.Refresh();
      dtsApp.ScriptingLanguageInfos.Refresh();
      dtsApp.OLEDBProviderInfos.Refresh();
    }
    this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;

  }